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SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY 
No. 255 



How to Run 100 Yards 



By 

J. W. MORTON 

South London Harriers 
British 100 Yards Champion. 1904. 1905; Canadian Champion, 1905 



NEW YORK 

American Sports Publishing Company 
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FEB 24 1906 
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Copyright. 1906 

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CONTENTS 

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Morton's Beginning in Athletics . . ] , . • .9 
Always Persevere . , . . > . . • • .21 
Morton's Style of Running , .. • i • • • ° 23 

Massage . , , 25 

Long Walks Beneficial . . . . . , . . 27 

Diet „ . . .28 

A Day's Work . .30 

Exercise the Arms and Shoulders ...... 31 

Leg Exercises . . . . » 32 

Starting . . . . . . , . . . » 33 

The Finish of 100 Yards . . • . . . .36 

Striding , . 1 . . , . , . .38 

For School Boys . . . . . • . . .39 

Comparisons 42 

Americans Work Too Much 44 



Preface 



Many accounts have appeared in various sections of the press 
regarding my habits and methods of training. On the whole, my 
methods of training and mode of living have been somewhat ex- 
aggerated, so that it is necessary, particularly for young aspirants 
for athletic honours on the path, to know how I prepare for races 
and have my methods of training and living correctly reported. 

I thoroughly understand that my ideas on training will be 
subjected to a great deal of criticism by old athletes, and es- 
pecially American trainers. However, when one realizes the suc- 
cess that has rewarded my efforts and remarkable performances 
accomplished by me, I can assume my methods of preparation 
are not so prehistoric as some of the athletic devotees imagine. 

J. W. M 



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Morton's Bedinnin^ in Athletics 

How did you find out that you possessed above the average 
amount of speed? is a question asked of me so frequently that I 
wiH explain the circumstances. The reader will agree with me that 
it is, in addition, rather humourous. At the age of thirteen I had 
one particular friend about my own age. This boy's father was 
an old athlete and in his day had done some good performances ; 
naturally, his greatest ambition was to see his son perform re- 
markably well as an athlete. With this idea he was training his 
son in view of a race that was to be contested twelve months 
later than the incident I am about to relate happened. The race 
he was training for was a 220 yards handicap for school boys 
under the age of 16 years. I remember this particular evening 
very well, as it is a memorable one in my life; otherwise, I, like 
many others, would never have discovered the latent talent I 
possessed for running, although among my boy friends it was an 
understood thing that I was able to run a little faster than most 
of them. On this particular evening that I refer to, however, 
the boy's father came along to take his son to do some training. 
The latter was, however, rather reluctant to leave me for the 
purpose of training, when the father remarked : "Well, Jack 
can come along and run with you ; give him a good start and he 
can make the pace." To this suggestion I agreed and all three 
went to the track. Before going, however, I procured a pair of 
rubber soled gymnasium shoes. On arriving at the athletic 
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in order to pull my friend out, which I accepted, and won by 
such a long margin that this convinced all present that I should 
compete in the 220 yards handicap. So I was fitted out with my 
first spiked shoes and running costume. The next time that we 
went to the athletic grounds for training purposes, it was agreed 
that I should start level with my young friend, and I gained on 
him so easily that it became necessary for me to give him the 
start. On one occasion before the race I was training for, I gave 
my young friend twenty yards start in the 220, and beat him 
quite easily. The day of the race came, which was a handicap 
one; I had been allowed eight yards and my young friend nine 
yards. This being my first experience in competition, I was nat- 
urally very nervous, but after winning my heat», I seemed to have 
more confidence in myself. My young friend also won his heat 
and my chances for the final looked very good, considering the 
marks both of us had received. The final was called and I won 
quite easily, my young friend being unplaced. The prize was a 
silver watch. It amuses me now to think what a proud and 
elated youngster I was after winning this event, which eventually 
proved the forerunner of many others. After that my school 
sports came on and I was very successful, winning every race on 
the flat up to 440 yards ; in fact, I was never beaten in a school- 
boy race in any of the years I competed. When I left school my 
intention was to give up running, but many of my friends per- 
suaded me to try my pace in an open competition. 

At the age of eighteen I entered in a 120 yards open handicap 
and received yards start, the handicap being framed from 
the British 100 yards championship of 1897. I won my heat, and 
also the final. This was the only race I ran that year. The next 
year, my nineteenth, I competed frequently and improved vastly; 



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in my first effort that year I was second in the 100 yards scratcfl^ 
in 10 1-5 on two occasions, the champion, Wadsley, defeating me 
by about one-half yard each time. My performances at this age 
stamped me as among the first flight of EngHsh sprinters and 
great things were prophesied for me, which were eventually 
squashed by my volunteering for the army in South Africa. I 
had over two years out there, and was mounted all the time, 
which is the worst possible form for athletes. 

I returned to England in the autumn of 1902, my one great 
ambition being to win the British Championship. 

Now, to those wiseacres who think and write that I have at- 
tained my present championship form without hard work or self- 
denial. I started training in the middle of February in 1903, 
hoping to be in fit condition to make a creditable showing in the 
British Championships, to be held in July that year. After four 
months of the hardest kind of training, devoting my whole time 
to the same, I had a trial, doing the 100 yards in 10 3-5 seconds. 
I did not compete in the championships that year, and naturally 
thought my ambition to become a champion or even a first-class 
man would never be realised. 

In September, 1Q03, in a 100 yards scratch racd at Burton, I was 
only defeated by inches by Arthur Duff ey. I realised that by train- 
ing more assiduously I had a great chance in the British cham- 
pionship of 1904. There were various rumours that the holder 
would not defend his title, but, nevertheless, I was determined to 
be prepared for all comers. I had heard that Duffey had not 
turned out at the final of the 100 yards at the intercollegiate? 
which were held that year in Philadelphia, Pa., U. S. A., and meet 
Schick. I had great hopes of breaking the American sequence of 
championship wins. The first time we met that year was at Crewe, 



LEG EXERCISE-SHOWING BODY SLIGHTLY 
INCLINED. LEG WELL UP AND ARM SWUNG 
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a fortnight before the British Championships, in a lOO yards scratch 
race. We won our individual heats, but in the final Duffey stayed 
on his mark at the report of the pistol. I won, but ;t was a very 
unsatisfactory state of afifairs for m.e, as I was very anxious to try 
conclusions with the champion. However, a week later, we met 
again at Wolverhampton, in a scratch lOO yards. We both won 
our respective heats. The final was a great race, I winning by 
a foot from D. Murray, the Irish sprint champion, with Duffey 
a foot behind for third place: the time was ten seconds dead. 
This was the first occasion in which I defeated the American. 
A great many Englishmen still had the opinion that Dufifey had 
not got over his sea voyage and would, the following week at 
Rothdale, reverse the placing of the British championships. This 
eventful day for me was not altogether a good day for fast per- 
formances, as it rained in the morning, making the track a little 
on the heavy. Dufifey won the first heat in lo seconds, I won the 
second in lo seconds, having very little opposition ; C. H. Jupp 
"of the London Athletic Club won the third heat in lo seconds. 
The final was very close. Dufifey was the first ofif the mark and 
at 50 yards was leading at least a yard and a half. However, 
from there I gradually closed up, eventually winning by inches. 
C. H. Jupp came third, very close up. The time was 10 seconds. 
As a matter of fact it was a yard inside. 

I met and defeated on many occasions throughout dififerent 
parts of England and Scotland another American, Westney. The 
next important race was held at Spa, in Belgium, put up with the 
idea of giving Dufifey and myself a chance of competing for 
supremacy on neutral ground. It was a 100 yards scratch, and 
a special prize and medal for same was presented by King Leopold 
of Belgium. I won this race, Dufifey being second. After that 



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I ran in London, and won the 100 at the South London Harriers' 
amateur meeting, in 94-5. A week later, I won the 120 yards 
handicap in 11 4-5, equaling the record. Next year, 1905, I was 
successful all along, winning the 100 yards British championship 
in London ; Stark, the Scotch champion, being second. In the 
month of August of that year I made up my mind to take a trip 
to Canada and the United States. My idea was principally to 
take a trip and see the country, as I anticipated that after the 
hard season I had just finished I would not be in a position to 
do my country justice. Incidentally, I took my running outfit 
with the idea of taking a trial. Evidently the sea voyage did 
me an amount of good, for, after being in the country only two 
days, I won a 100 yards scratch race in Montreal in 9 4-5, which 
was accepted as a Canadian record. Kerr, Canada's fastest 
sprinter, and Walsh of the New York Athletic Club, were second 
and third respectively, three yards behind. A fortnight later 
came the Canadian championships, at which I won the 100 yards 
(Canadian championship and 120 yards special in 10 seconds and 
12 seconds respectively. Seitz of the New York Athletic Club 
was second in the 100, the finish being a very close one. The idea 
was prevalent that he would defeat me the following Saturday, 
September 3, at the New York Athletic Club games. However, 
I had an easier journey than at Montreal, winning easily in 10 1-5 
seconds . After staying at Travers Island some time I went to Phila- 
delphia, and there ran on the worst grass track I have ever seen. 
The race was a 100 yards open handicap, and I won my heat in 
10 seconds, and in the final was beaten inches in 9 4-5 for first 
place. I now realised that I was getting over the trouble of 
climatic effects and from this time on was running as fast, if not 
faster, than ever before. I went back to New York and spent 




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three weeks sightseeing, etc. Whilst there I competea at an 
indoor meeting at Madison Square Garden, my first attempt at the 
distance 50 yards, and also my first attempt at running on boards. 
Eat:>n of Boston, Mass., the record holder at the shoit aistance 
sprmting game, was opposing me, and I fully realised when I 
saw this man win his heat that my colors were going to be low- 
ered. I won my heat in 5 3-5, and was beaten a yard in 5 2-5 
(equals the record). In the final I more than surprised myself, 
as I did not fancy that I should do such fast time for 50 yards. 
However, two nights later I won the 60 yards in 6 3-5 seconds; 
so, therefore, equalised matters somewhat. This was my first 
and last experience at indoor racing. On October 15, my last 
race in America, was when I competed in a 120 yards short limit 
handicap that was put on for me to go for my own record. I was 
in fine shape, but all the conditions were unpropitious ; the wind 
blew against me and the track was very loose ; nevertheless, I 
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Always Persevere 

My principal idea in giving these details is to impress upon 
the young athlete emphatically — although, from observation, it 
would be beneficial for many of the leading athletes to digest 
the following: That the most important factors on the road to 
success are perseverance, determination and pluck. Never ease 
up simply because your opponent is a little ahead of you; fight 
it out right past the tape. Personally I have great admiration for 
and would prefer to be connected with a second-class man with 
a good heart than a first-class man with no pluck or deter- 
mination. 

Many and many a time I have thought that places have been 
lost to a runner who has acquired the bad habit of looking 
around. Make it a point to look straight ahead. Don't be ever- 
watchful of the man coming up to you. Pay no attention to him. 
It is an acknowledged fact that a man who is passed first by one, 
then stops to look around, will soon be in fourth place. This is 
what some call an ''athletic quitter." I am convinced that it is 
a habit that grows on a man who does not make it a point to 
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Morton's Style of Running 

My own style of running and action does not find favour with 
some trainers, and I certainly will not attempt to argue 
whether it be correct or not, but I have managed to get 
the pace with the same, and have met with success, and all 
who have aspired to be prominent athletes will agree that 
that is the most important part. I was always taught to run 
low, that is, the body well forward, so that I miss a certain 
amount of windage and also get my legs out farther and faster. 
Does it not seem feasible the more forward the athlete is the 
farther his stride will go out? Personally, I find that if I run 
more upright my stride is shorter and no faster action. How- 
ever, whatever an athlete's style is should be good. Never at- 
tempt to remodel, as there is a great possibility of the pace going 
with the alteration. These last remarks will probably be queried. 
That may be so; my idea here is to give my own opinion, and 
it is certainly useless for me, I think, to present one thing and 
believe another. My, or shall I say our, ideas and methods of 
training in England are different in many respects from those 
adopted in America. I must admit that in some parts of England, 
particularly the north, the systems are most ancient. Some of 
the old school, many of whom had a great deal to do with the 
competitors in the world-renowned Sheffield handicaps, are still 
under the impression, and insist, that an athlete is not in con- 
dition unless his muscles are hard. A few months back I hap- 
pened to drop in at a certain track in which two professionals 
were training, one a long distance champion and the other sprint 
champion of England. These men did their training, came in, 
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Massage 

Personally, I do not believe in the theory advanced by some 
men that massage, or rubbing, as they call it in America, is not 
beneficial. I am firmly convinced that massaging before and 
after practising, particularly before a race, is of great value. A 
man that is a good sprinter must have supple muscles. Some 
men have been fairly good sprinters who were known to have 
knotty muscles, but in such cases, sheer strength of limb is what 
helps them out. It is a well known fact that in fencing, boxing, 
or any other athletic sport, except weight lifting, the man with 
the loose, supple muscle is usually quick and agile and successful. 
Furthermore, a man that is constantly running and using his legs 
will surely become muscle bound, unless the muscles are flexible, 
and there is nothing that puts the ''go" in a man like a good rub 
before a race; I take many. A lad, particularly, makes a great 
mistake in lounging about the grounds after finishing training. 
It is then that the muscles harden up. When you find that your 
muscles tend to get hard from a quantity of overwork or lack of 
rubbing, try the hot flannel or hot towel cure. It is, without 
doubt, the best treatment possible for an athlete that feels a bit 
stiffened up or tired in the legs. This treatment is particularly 
valuable the day before or the day of an important race. Of 
course, at an ordinary athletic ground, it is well nigh impossible 
to have hot towels at hand, but such treatment can easily be 
taken in your own room. I have covered my legs repeatedly 
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Good rubbers in England are few and far between, and it has 
been claimed by Americans visiting our country that the cause of 
many of their breakdowns is because they could not secure the 
services of rubbers such as they have in America. 

There can be no doubt, whatever, that the custom in America 
of having blankets and bathrobes to cover oneself, either in 
jumping contests or between heats, is an advantage. In England 
they laugh at such great care being taken of the limbs. If, how- 
ever, an athlete allows the muscles to get hard and stifif like a 
board, it is only to be expected that a great strain will come upon 
them, and instead of stretching as they should, they become 
strained or break. Our athletes are naturally careless, pay no 
attention to keeping the muscles warm, and as a great many of 
our athletic meetings are held on cold days, the contracting of 
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Lon^ Walks Beneficial 

As to my own training, I will endeavour to explain that my 
first meet is usually about the first of May, and I expect at that 
time to be doing a sound performance. I do not say that I am 
to be in tiptop form, but in fairly good condition. After leaving 
the track the previous year about the end of September, I forget 
all about running, taking long walks and keeping in fair condi- 
tion. When I commence training about the middle of February 
I like to have about six pounds of superfluous flesh to work ofif. 
The first week I turn out about twice, doing a slow mile, a few 
minutes' bag punching, gradually increasing the times I turn out 
and the pace and quantity of exercise each week. After each 
training spin I have a warm spray, graduating the temperature of 
the water off to cold; then a good massage. After a month of 
this I consider my body and muscles toned up and able to stand 
a little faster work. I do not attempt starting practise until the 
air gets a trifle warmer, but to get pace I start slowly down the 
track, gradually increasing the pace until going at fastest. I 
keep at this for thirty yards and slow off gradually. I find that 
by starting fast work this way I am less liable to a strain than 
by starting practise so early in the preparation. About the middle 
of April I commence to shape up, going in for starting, running 
about forty yards and varying same with runs through at about 
three-quarter speed for about 300 yards. At this period I do a 
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Diet 

My diet and habits have been strongly criticised and some 
writers have a great tendency to mix fiction with facts. Not only 
for the purpose of guiding the young athlete, but for all classes, 
it must be clearly understood that the great maxim is moderation 
in all things. As to the use of tobacco or intoxicants in conjunc- 
tion with athletics, no one will hesitate in agreeing with me that 
it is most harmful. 

A sprinter may offer the excuse that he is not troubled with 
his breathing, so does not deny himself this luxury. In the first 
place, whether it be cigar, cigarette or pipe, a quantity of nicotine 
must of necessity find its way into the stomach,, thereby adding 
poison and destroying the nutriment that food should give to the 
body; secondly, smoking spoils the appetite, and is it not com- 
mon knowledge that for one's food to do one a maximum amount 
of good one must enjoy meals? As to the use of alcohol, it is 
needless for me to comment on the degenerating efYect it has 
on the organs of the body. 

Now, to diet oneself moderately is another clause. Take my 
own case. I did not take to athletics seriously, as a hobby until 
I was twenty-four years of age. Previously to that I had been 
abroad, where the only luxury was smoking. Well, in a similar 
case to mine, I do not advocate cutting it out altogether ; mini- 
mize the quantity gradually; say, take one pipe or cigar (not 
cigarette) three times a day, preferably after meals. I do not 
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harm, but let me impress upon the young athlete that this liberty 
can only be taken by a fully developed and grown man. Do not 
imagine that when you are nineteen or twenty that you are 
fully developed and muscles and bones set. An athlete, if he 
lives a proper life and does not overdo athletics while young, 
should be capable of his best performances from twenty-four to 
thirty years of age. 

In the ordinary way of training I do not diet myself, eating 
anything I fancy in reason and naturally do not think of taking 
pastries, fancy dishes, etc. 

The use of intoxicants and tobacco for a fully developed and 
matured athlete is a point which has caused a quantity of discus- 
sion. Personally, taken in the strictest moderation, it may not 
do a man much harm ; nevertheless, a man avoiding these lux- 
uries is capable of better performances. Then, on the other hand, 
for an athlete who has been used to these little luxuries of life 
to give up everything like this is going to take away the pleasure 
of athletics. I certainly agree that for a leading man that before 
an important race or a championship it is worth while practising 
a little self-denial, in order that he may be in absolutely the 
finest possible condition. It is not very satisfactory for an athlete 
who suffers a close defeat to think that had he trained a little 
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A Day's Work 

My daily routine is as follows, varying very little except when 
an important contest is at hand. In the way of meats I take lamb 
and mutton onh^, preferably the latter. Rise at about 8 o'clock; 
breakfast at 8.30, consisting of coffee, eggs and dry toast, occasion- 
ally fish ; a quiet walk in the morning, not fast, and attend to 
correspondence ; lunch at one o'clock consisting of cutlets, chops 
or steak, vegetables, milk, pudding and fruit; about 4 o'clock I 
do my training; have my dinner similar to lunch, at 7 o'clock; 
to bed at 9 o'clock. I generally take half a glass of either ale or 
claret with lunch and dinner. Occasionally, should I have no 
contest close at hand I indulge in the theatre, as I consider it 
most essential that an athlete when in training should be in good 
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Exercise the Arms and Shoulders 

Leg exercise should certainly be taken in conjunction with 
exercises for the arms and shoulders. The ordinary chest exer- 
cises help a man to retain his form without getting on the track 
for a week or ten days. I was somewhat astonished while in 
America that very little attention was paid to the question of 
getting the arms and shoulders into condition as one would his 
legs. This is a great mistake, as it is just as important to a 
sprinter to have the arms and shoulders in condition as the 
shoulders work exactly in conjunction with the legs. The finest 
exercise for this is ball or bag punching, for bag punching gives 
one quick action. I always use what is known as the platform 
bag, but a punching bag can be used that can be attached to a 
ceiling or platform. This exercise quickens a man wonderfully, 
and if one does not sharpen up a bit there are some rough blows 
from the ball returning. Bag punching brings every muscle of the 
body into action, leg, arm and shoulder muscles particularly, and 
I consider it by far the best kind of indoor exercise for a runner. 
One of the best books — and particularly the only book I know 
of on bag punching — is Spalding's Bag Punching book. This little 
book teaches one how to punch the bag and gives many scientific 
□lows, for when one becomes expert at bag punching it is not 
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Le^ Exercises 

Leg exercise I have found to be the finest exercise for on board 
ship and for athletes whom business prevents training as much 
as is necessary. It was the idea of a great English athlete, W. G. 
George. I took the idea from his book on training, and I have 
found it to be so beneficial that I am sure he will not take ex- 
ception to my making mention of this fact, as I certainly think 
anything that W. G. George brings forward is worthy of consid- 
eration by the present day athletes. It was the sole exercise 
I had coming over on the boat, and that it did me some good 
on the way over to America is true when you consider that I ran 
ICQ yards in 94-5 seconds two days after landing at Montreal. 

The beneficial effects of leg exercise I am a firm believer in, 
and is the kind of exercise that can be taken indoors or out- 
doors, either in your office or at your home or at the grounds. 
On my travels across the ocean I took my leg exercises in my 
cabin, for I felt confident that if I took such exercise on the 
deck the passengers would think I had escaped from some asylum. 

The leg exercises, of course, can be followed without instruc- 
tions or diagrams. Simply stand on the ball of the foot, working 
first one leg and then the other, at the same time keeping the legs 
and arms in motion, as if one was on the track running. I have 
never tried the skipping rope, but I have heard many old timers 
say that skipping the rope was one of the best kinds of exercise 
for the legs, and in some quarters it is used to-day. Of course 
the object would be to exercise the legs and give the muscles of 
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Starting 

This part of a sprint race is undoubtedly the most important 
part of a contest. Even should an athlete have pace and be not 
fast from the mark his chance of success at any distance up to 
120 yards is considerably minimized. The shorter the distance, 
of course, the greater is the disadvantage a slow starter is placed 
in. Practically the universal way of starting is what is known 
as the handspring. In this the athlete, when ready for the pistol, 
is in a crouching position. Many old-time athletes will still argue 
that the better position is the upright one. However, as I have 
never started from the upright position, or never tried it, I cannot 
argue for nor against it. I have always started the way I am 
about to explain. In the illustration of my method of starting, I 
think I make the subject clear. 

It is impossible to form a hard and fast rule as to the re- 
spective distance for each foot behind the mark, as the length 
of the leg varies much in athletes ; the general way is to make 
the hole for the left foot about five inches behind the line; then 
go down to the ''on your mark" position, with the right knee 
about the middle of the left foot; this should bring the athlete 
into about his correct position; at the same time, should the 
athlete when he strikes this position not feel comfortable, too 
cramped up, or not have enough power in the right leg, let him 
regulate the distance accordingly. In making the holes, be sure 
and have the back of the same, where the ball of the foot rests, 
nearly perpendicular so as to get a good push-off. I have noticed 



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that a great many youngsters will go to the mark and dig a hole 
a good deal like the shape of a saucer, not exactly knowing what 
the object of the hole is for. The object is for the sole purpose 
of getting a good push-off. At the command : "On your mark," 
go down on the right knee, as illustrated. Do not get into the 
"set" position until the starter gives the word, as to stand in 
that position longer than is necessary tends to tire the muscles. 
At the command "Get set," all the weight should be on the left 
leg and the arms, the right leg being free, ready to lunge with 
the report of the pistol. The body should be balanced so much, 
that should any one give you a slight push you will fall forward. 
When the ''Get set" comes, rise quietly from the first position; 
think of nothing but the pistol report. Upon the report, push 
sharply and quickly away with the right leg, af the same time 
using the hands as if to push the ground back from under you. 
Being in such a forward position, will naturally necessitate get- 
ting the legs to work quickly to prevent falling forward. Nothing 
but continued practise will make a sprinter efficient. If afraid 
of falling, it is advisable to make the first few attempts on grass, 
as the mind will not be diverted. The great thing in sprinting 
nowadays is to be able to start fast and getting at your fastest 
speed as soon as possible after the report of the pistol. I do not 
believe in 50-yard races, as they are no test of speed, but it is 
undoubtedly splendid practise for the 100-yard man. 

One cannot give too much attention to starting. If sprinters 
are near equal the one that is perfect at starting has an advantage 
that is hard to overcome. 

Practise starting — and fair starting — as often as you can. Al- 
ways make it a point not to try and beat the pistol. You may 
win occasionally on incompetent starters, but in the long run 
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Always make it a point to practise. Keep absolutely steady 
on your mark. Pay not the slightest attention to the surroundings. 
Wait for the pistol. It is immaterial what kind of starters are 
on the right or left of you, do not let them draw you away. In 
one of my races in America I was much astonished by one of 
the lads in the scratch races in the lane next to my own. He 
broke several times and had I not been a heady starter I most 
assuredly should have followed him, which, of course, would 
have penalised me a yard, and might have lost me the race. I 
afterwards made an investigation and found that this was not 
attempt to pull me over the mark, but that the lad making the 
false start had acquired a bad habit that he could not get rid of. 
Therefore, always make it a point to consider yourself in the 
race, and no one else. When the pistol is in the hands of an 
honest, experienced starter you should always bear in mind that 
you will be given a fair start. 



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The Finish of 100 Yards 

After one has thoroughly mastered the art of starting, and is 
developed into a fast man and figures quite prominently in an 
important event, in order to be successful and get the benefit of 
every ounce of good that is in him, and particularly when he has 
on his hands the level race, the finish of which he knows is going 
to be a close one, and that inches will decide it, it is then he 
wants to use the ''throw" at the finish. There is no finish as 
sensational as the one that is known as the "throw finish," and 
by using it I have often won a race which at 95 yards looked like 
a losing one for me. It requires a great deal of practise and 
quick action to work it successfully, but when you have once 
mastered it, it comes to you like an inspiration when you. are in a 
tight corner. 

After leaving the mark I pay no attention whatever to breath- 
ing, taking a breath as required. At about twenty yards from 
the tape I take a long breath, quickly pulling myself together for 
a final effort. At this point a thrill seems to pass through my 
muscles ; I travel much faster, and should it be a close finish, at 
about eight feet from the tape, I throw myself ofif the right leg, 
striking the tape with the left breast, and saving myself from 
collapsing by the left leg. Should your stride have left you on 
the other leg at this period, your method will, of course, be vice 
versa. 

It is advisable to practise this method of finishing on grass, as 
you will be able to pay more attention to it, not being afraid of 



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the abrasions that a fall on the cinder track would cause. What- 
ever you do, do not attempt too long a throw to the tape and 
do not attempt to bring the feet together like in a long jump. 
To be successful with this jump at the finish the runner must get 
off one leg. This method of finishing has won many races, par- 
ticularly my 1904 British championship, when I defeated Arthur 
Duffey. At 95 yards he looked like a winner, but I threw myself 
and breasted the tape first. Of course, this method of finishing 
is like everything else, it requires a great deal of practise. I can 
assure athletes who think it worth while trying, that they will 
find it verv useful in a close finish. 



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Striding 

This should be done after an athlete has done several bursts 
off the mark. Run about 300 j^ards at about half pace and 
carr}^ the body forward, throw the legs well out forward, as 
illustrated, and be careful not to try and overdo this. Never 
attempt to stride long when sprinting at full speed, as the athlete 
runs a great risk of strain. Always let the stride in the race 
take its chance. If plenty of striding exercise is indulged in the 
length of the stride when racing will be increased. It is an im- 
portant thing to run straight ; by that I mean that the feet should 
swing in line, leaving the spike marks exactly in a straight line. 
A man that throws his toes out in running loses a lot of ground. 
This part of the action is more a gift than anything else, and 
if a man turns his toes out badly it will be practically impossible 
for him to run in a straight line. 



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For School Boys 

The meaning of the word Training is often misunderstood 
Training is really putting the muscles and organs of the body 
exactly into the condition as nature intends. However, when any 
particular branch of sport is decided, the parts of the body which 
are going to bear the brunt require slowly toning up, to stand 
the extra pressure. The school boy living an outdoor healthy 
life, always running about, requires very little training. Every 
boy should be in good condition, irrespective of competition. 
In the first place, should a boy have ambitions to become an 
athlete it is necessary to choose the distance at which you are 
best. Do not run away with the idea that your size or physique 
is not suitable for any distance. Whether you be large or small 
you have quite as good a chance for excelling in any distance. 
Do not think that because you are short or slightly built you 
cannot excel in sprinting ; or, on the other hand, because you 
are tall and big you can never be a long-distance runner. I could 
give you instances galore of the great discrepancies in stature 
of the world's greatest athletes. 

As this book is written for sprinters, I will consider that is 
the branch you have decided to make your hobby. In the first 
place, never let athletics interfere with your studies. As should 
you neglect these for athletics, even should you excel in the 
latter, in after life your athletic past will not be the means of 
keeping you. 

The school boy should not consider the question of dieting at 



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all seriously. I do not advocate anything special; simply eat 
plain, wholesome food, and plenty of it. Pastries and sweets are 
not good for the athlete, but it would be hard to deprive you of 
all these luxuries. Eat the same, but very moderately, and not 
at all several days before your important contests. Is it not 
worth a few days' self-denial in order to be bracketed as one of 
your school's greatest athletes'? Never think of smoking, and 
shun any boy that does smoke. It is unnecessary to dwell on 
this point, as every boy knows, or should know, the degenerating 
effects of smoking, whether he is an athlete or not. As soon as 
a boy indulges in this pernicious habit it is impossible to fore- 
cast his future, and as regards athletics all hope of becoming a 
fourth rater is reduced to a minimum. 

Now, as to your training ; you received from other pages in this 
book how to start. Let me impress upon you the importance of 
getting perfect at this point. If you have no exceptional pace 
and able to leave the mark quickly, it will probably be the means 
of your winning contests. I take it for granted you are generally 
running about in connection with different sorts of school games ; 
in that case you will practise for starting and speed alone, as your 
body should always be in condition. In practise never run the 
full distance, and always train if possible from the report of the 
pistol, running 30 yards absolutely as fast as you can, slowing 
down gradually; never think of pulling up quickly, as you run a 
great risk of straining a tendon. My own plan as a boy was to 
have two or three of these special sprints in the evening, or at 
any time convenient, about three times a week, not more. 

After practising starting, stride through at about half pace 
about 50 yards over the distance at which you intend to com- 
pete. The most important factor to remember is, never overdo 



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your training, as you must remember that your body and muscles 
are not fully developed and not able to stand the quantity of 
work that a man can do, because he is properly set. Never train 
the day before your race, and always make it a point never to 
train or do any hard work athletically when feeling tired out or 
languid, for then your athletics become work and not as they 
should be, a pleasure and recreation. I am firmly convinced that 
more harm is done to the young aspiring athlete by forcing him 
than by any other means. No amount of driving can put speed 
into a man if his heart is not in the work; therefore, when tired 
and worn out, out of sorts and not feeling right, take my advice 
and don't listen to the trainer that drives you on the path and 
forces you to do a certain amount of work. About that time you 
want feeding up and resting. So-called hard training on the 
track will take all the speed out of you. 

You will see this on other pages of this book, but let me im- 
press upon you the danger of attempting to take long strides 
when training. Do your striding work when going at half pace 
and when running, let the stride take care of itself. Should you 
at any time be so unfortunate as to strain a muscle, do not attempt 
to run again until you are well and strong. If you neglect to 
care for a strain and compete before it is healed, it will probably 
become chronic and will give you a lot of trouble in your games 
as you grow older. 



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Comparisons 

Having competed for years in Great Britain and made a tour 
of Canada and the United States I can give my impressions of 
the American athletes, and a comparison between them and our 
EngHsh athletes. Naturally, my sympathy is with my native 
talent; at the same time I will endeavour to give an unbiased 
opinion. I have great admiration for the American athletes, not 
only as to their capabilities on the path, but also from a social 
standpoint. They are fine fellows. In my opinion, it is preferable 
to have a good reputation as a man, more so than to be admired 
for one's athletic capabilities. 

Sprinting in America is a fine art, and I must admit they can 
give us a start on that point. On the whole, I do not think they 
possess more pace, but every bit that they have is utilised. One 
very seldom sees a slow starter, probably due to the quantity of 
short sprints — 50 yards — that are given annually. 

In these races it is absolutely necessary to be fast off the mark 
to stand a chance of meeting with any success. These dashes are 
useless, but as a means of helping the lOO-yard man in his train- 
ing they are unsurpassed. 

I have observed on many occasions there is not such sports- 
manlike rivalry in America, between competitors, as we have in 
England. In a good many cases where two men of rival clubs 
are close contestants they are bitter enemies. A quantity of 
athletes generally have excuses to offer why they did not win; 
there are, of course, numerous exceptions, but on the whole 



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rivals on the path are not the great friends they are in England. 
I have noticed in England several cases of greatest rivals on the 
path being the greatest inseparable friends off — and members of 
different clubs, too. Our English athletes do not take athletics 
so seriously as in America, Englishmen looking upon running as 
a pastime and a hobby alone, done for pleasure, and v^ith the 
idea of not to make work of it. 

English runners would never tolerate the methods and the 
remarks of American trainers. In America the trainer is the 
head and his word is law, similar to the army. In England the 
trainer advises — not orders — and the athlete pleases himself. 
Were English runners put through the preparation as the Ameri- 
cans are, they would, in my opinion, hold their own in sprinting. 
The air is lighter in America and one seems to run with less 
effort than in England. American athletes are very susceptible 
to the cold and should it be a little chilly it appears to knock 
them off their performances. 



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Americans Work too Much 

The American athlete differs from the English one in many 
respects. English runners do not train so hard, which is, in my 
opinion, because they compete so much more frequently. There 
are scores of meetings in England every Saturday over the coun- 
try and any quantity of mid-week meetings. Personally, after 
the British championships I never train, as I do enough in com- 
petition to keep myself fit. In America I felt convinced that the 
average American athlete trains too much and appears stale 
and overtrained. It struck me that they do all their best work 
in training instead of having a little bit left for the real con- 
test. An athlete who has had a few years' experience will know 
best himself what suits him, without having to consult a trainer. 
Comparing the capabilities of the respective countries, America 
undoubtedly supplies the best sprinters. In the first place, the air 
in America is much lighter and offers less resistance, and one 
runs there with less effort than in England, but the main cause 
of American supremacy in this branch is the encouragement 
given to 50-yard races. To meet with any success in these con- 
tests it is absolutely necessary to be fast off the mark and greatly 
helps when the 100 yards has to be run. In my opinion, it is a 
good competition for that reason. As a test of speed it is, of 
course, no criterion. If only our sprinters could be persuaded to 
pay more attention to the start, I fancy they would soon be in 
position to hold their own with the best in America. 

Indoor running is very good for keeping in fair condition 
throughout the winter, ^but long-distance running on such a small 
board track is merely fit for novices and fourth raters. I cannot 
understand first-class men risking their reputations and also limbs 
in such scrambles. 



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the prominent cross country runners, 
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able one and retails at 75 cents ; a pair of corks will cost the 
athlete 15 cents ; pushers for the running shoes, 25 cents ; the 
bath robe is now an essential part of an athlete's outfit— these 
retail at $5.00. This complete outfit costs $19.65. 

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The high jumper and 
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heavy pair for practicing in (the 
cross country shoe, No. 14C, makes 
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and can be had with or without 
spikes on heels), and a light pair for 
racing. One of the best professional 
sprinters that ever wore a shoe made it a point to train for all 
his races in very heavy sprinting shoes. Aside from the benefit 




Running Pants. 



that is claimed for practicing in heavy shoes, you always feel 
as though you have a pair of shoes that will be ready for any 
race that is scheduled, and bear in mind it does not pay to 
buy athletic implements or clothing that are cheap. They don't 
wear and cannot give you the service that you will get from 
articles that are official and made by a reputable house. 

Athletes and athletic club officials would do well to procure a 
copy of the Athletic Primer (No. 87) of Spalding's Athletic Li- 
brary). This book fully covers the construction of athletic grounds 
and tracks, the management of games, formation of new clubs, etc. 
It also contains illustrations and diagrams of what might be 
considered a perfect athletic track. 

In laying out or re-arranging grounds great care should be 
taken to see that the field sports can go on without interference, 
and in the management of a large meeting it is very essential 
that more than one 
field sport should go 
on at one time. There- 
fore it should be ar- 
ranged to have the 
running broad jump, 
running high jump, 
and the circle for weight-throwingj separated. In order to have 
your plant as perfect as possible, it is necessary that you have all 
the apparatus that is necessary, not only to conduct an athletic 
meet, but to give the different athletes an opportunity to practice 
the various sports. 

There are many things that 
are required. Great care 
should be taken in the arrange- 
ment of the broad jump. The 
toe board is a very important 
article and is generally over- 
looked, and the runway re- 
quires as much attention as 
the track. At the average athletic grounds the jumping path is 
usually neglected. 




Take-off Board. 




Toe Board or Stop Board. 



In the sprint races, wherever pos- 
sible, each contestant should be given 
his own lane. A lane can be made 
of iron stakes driven in the ground 
about eighteen inches apart and 
Lanes for Sprint Races. Strung with COrds. 
For the pole vaulters and high jumpers you should procure 
two sets of wooden apparatus — Spalding's complete apparatus 




No. 109. If the pole jump and high jump go on at the same time, 
an extra lot of cross-bars should be on hand and three or four 
diiicrent poles. 




The regulation 56-poiind weight, known as the "Mitchel" 
weight, can be secured for $10.00. 




Regulation 56-Lb. Weight. Regulaeion 16-Lb. Hammer 



For the weights you will be required to furnish a i6-lb. Spald- 
ing Championship Ball Bearing Hammer, as originally designed 
by Champion John Flanagan. It is now universally used by 
all the good weight throwers. The ball-bearing swivel hammer 
is in great demand and favored. It does away with the breaking 




Shot. 



of handles, and Flanagan claims it can be thrown many 
feet further than the old style hammer. 
Schoolboys invariably use the 12-pound shot 
and the 12-pound hammer. If they desire 
lead shot, it usually costs a little more than 
the iron. The 16-pound iron shot can be 
bought for about $1.75, and the 12-pound 
for $1.50. 

The most suitable hurdles on the mar- 
ket are the Foster Patent Safety Hur- 
dles. The frame is 2 feet 6 inches in 
height with a horizontal rod passing 
through it two feet above the ground. 
The hurdle is a w^ooden gate 2 feet high 
swinging on this rod at a point 6 inches 
from one of the sides and 18 inches from 

the other. With the short side up it 

^ , ^ . , f. . Foster Patent Safety Hurdle 

measures 2 feet 6 mches from the ground, at 2 ft. 6 in. height. 

and with the long side up 3 feet 6 inches. 

The hurdle can be changed from one 

height to the other in a few seconds, and 

is held firmly in either position by a 

thumb-screw on the rod. It would be hard 

to conceive any device more simple or 

more easily handled than this. The inven- 

Foster Patent Safety Hurdle tion was used exclusively at the Olympic 

at 3 ft. 6 in. height. Q^^m^^ of 1904, and has met with the 

approval of the best known physical directors and trainers of the 





country. 





Megaphone, 



The Spalding Official 
Discus should always be 
on the grounds. This re- 
tails for $5.00. ' 

A megaphone is now 
a necessary adjunct to an athletic meeting. With 
a megaphone almost any amateur can announce 
the results distinctly. 



Official Discus. 




Starter's Pistol 

and also for 




Measuring Tape 



The captain of the club should 
endeavor to have in his posses- 
sion a pistol so that the boys 
can practice starting, and a 
whistle for announcing that 
everything is ready for a start 
attracting the attention of the 
officials, several measuring tapes and several balls of yarn foi 

the finish. ■ 

The athlete is also advised to consult the following books, which 
contain a great deal of useful and necessary information on their 
respective subjects: 

No. 2y— College Athletics. M. C. Murphy, America's foremost 
athletic trainer, now with Pennsylvania, is the author, and it was 
written especially for the schoolboy and college man. Illustrated 
from photos of college champions. 

No. ^y— Athletic Primer. Edited by J. E. Sullivan. Tells how 
to organize an athletic club, how to construct an athletic field 
and track, how to conduct an athletic meeting, with a special 
article on training. Fully illustrated. 

No. \^6—The Athletes' Guide. How to become an athlete. It 
contains full instructions for the beginner, telling how to sprint, 
hurdle, jump and throw weights, general hints on training; in 
fact, this book is one of the most complete on the subject that 
has ever appeared. Special chapters contain valuable advice to 
beginners, and important A. A. U. rules and their explanations, 
while the pictures comprise many exclusive scenes showing 
champions in action. 

No. ly^— Distance and Cross Country Punning. By George 
Orton, the famous University of Pennsylvania runner. Tells 
how to become proficient in these specialties, gives instructions 
for training and is illustrated with many full page pictures of the 
best men in action. 

I^o. 182 — A II- Around Athletics, Revised and up-to-date. 
"Training and Competing for the All-Around Championship," 
by Ellery H. Clark, winner in 1897 and 1903; ''Training for the 



All- Around," by Dr. C. White, ex-champion; "How to 
Become an All- Around Athlete/' by Adam B. Gunn, ex-cham- 
pion; other explicit and detailed instructions for the competitor; 
scores of contests from 1884; tables of points used in scoring the 
all-around; notable performances of all-around winners; portraits 
of prominent all-around competitors, and scenes taken at all- 
around meets. The best book on all-around work ever published. 

No. 2iy— Olympic Handbook. Compiled by J. E. Sullivan, 
Chief Department Physical Culture, Louisiana Purchase Exposi- 
tion, and Director Olympic Games, 1904. Contains a complete 
report of the Olympic Games of 1904, with list of records and 
pictures of hundreds of athletes; also reports of the games of 1896 
and 1900. 

*No. 22,g— Official Intercollegiate A . A, A. A. Handbook, Con- 
tains ofhcial rules that govern intercollegiate events and all inter- 
collegiate records. Any boy who intends to compete in college 
athletics should familiarize himself with this book. 

No. 2^1— Official Handbook of the A. A. U. of the United 
States, The A. A. U. is the governing body of athletics in the 
United States, and all games must be held under its rules, which 
are exclusively published in this book. 

No, 2^^— Official Y. M, C. A, Handbook, Edited by G. T. 
Hepbron, the well-known athletic authority. Contains official 
Y. M. C. A. athletic rules, records, scoring tables, etc. 

No. 2^6— Athletic Training for Schoolboys, This book is the 
most complete work of its kind yet attempted. The compiler is 
Geo. W. Orton, of the University of Pennsylvania, a famous ath- 
lete himself and who is well qualified to give instructions to the 
beginner. Each event in the intercollegiate programme is treated 
of separately, both in regards to method of training and form. 
By following the directions given, the young athlete will be sure 
to benefit himself without the danger of overworking, as many 
have done through ignorance, rendering themselves Unfitted for 
their task when the day of competition arrived. 

No. 2/\g— Official Handbook of the Public Schools Athletic 
League, This is the official handbook of the Public Schools 



Athletic League, which embraces all the public schools of Greater 
New York. It contains the official rules that govern all the 
contests of the league, and constitution, by-laws and officers. 
Edited by Dr. Luther Halsey Gulick, superintendent of physical 
education in the New York public schools, and Wm. C. J. Kelly, 
secretary of the league. Illustrated. 

No. 250 — Official Athletic Almanac. Compiled by J. E. Sulli- 
van, Chief Department Physical Culture, Louisiana Purchase 
Exposition, and Director Olympic Games, 1904. The only 
annual publication now issued that contains a complete list of 
amateur best-on-records; complete intercollegiate records; com- 
plete English records from 1866; swimming records; inter- 
scholastic records; Irish, Scotch and Australasian records; re- 
ports of leading athletic meets; skating records; important athletic 
events and numerous photos of individual athletes- and leading 
athletic teams. Illustrated with pictures of the year's leading 
athletes. 

No. 252 — Hozi) to Sprint. This book gives a complete and de- 
tailed account of how to train for sprinting. Every schoolboy 
who aspires to be a sprinter can study this book to advantage 
and gain a great deal of useful knowledge. Illustrated with 
numerous photographs. 

No. 2SS—-H'ow to Run 100 Yards. By J. W. Morton, the 
noted British champion. Written by Mr. Morton during his 
recent American trip, in 1905, especially far boys. Mr. Morton 
knows how to handle his subject, and his advice and directions 
for attaining speed will undoubtedly be of immense assistance to 
the great majority of boys who have to rely on printed instruc- 
tions. Many of Mr. Morton's methods of training are novel to 
American athletes, but his success is the best tribute to their 
worth. Illustrated with photographs of Mr. Morton in action, 
taken especially for this book in New York City. 

No. 2^'^— Weight Throwing. By James S. Mitchel, Champion 
American weight thrower, and holder of American, Irish, British 
and Canadian championships. Probably no other man in the 
world has had the varied and long experience of James S. Mitchel 



in the weight throwing department of athletics. The book is 
written in^an instructive way, and gives valuable information, not 
only for the novice, but for the expert as well. It is replete with 
lifelike illustrations of Champion John Flanagan throwing the 
hammer, Dennis Horgan, British and Irish champion shot putter, 
and others. 

The price of each of the above books is ten cents, and they can 
be obtained generall}^ from any newsdealer or from the pub- 
lishers, American Sports Publishing Company, 21 Warren Street, 
New York. 



In addition to the above special list, Spalding's Athletic Library 
contains books on every athletic subject. A complete list of same 
will be found in the last pages of this book. 



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sition, 1904, for the best, most complete and most attractive installation of 
Gymnastic Apparatus and Athletic Supplies shown at the World's Fair. 



Running 
Shoes 



This Running Shoe is 
made of the finest 
Kangaroo Leather; 
extremely light and 
glove - fitting; best 
English steel spikes 
firmly riveted on. 

No. 2-0 
Pair, $5.30 



Finest Calfskin Run- 
ning Shoe; light 
weight, hand-made, 
six spikes. 

No. 10 
Pair. $4.50 




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No. IIT 




Running 
Shoes 



Calfskin Running 
Shoe, machine 
made; solid leather 
tap sole holds 
spikes firmly in 
place. 

No. IIT 
Pair, $4.00 



Calfskin Running 
Shoe, machine 
made. 

No. 11 
Pair, $3.00 

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Cross 
Country 
Shoes 

Finest Kangaroo 
leather; low broad 
heel, flexible shank, 
hand-sewed; six spikes 
on sole; with or with- 
out spikes on heel. 

No. 14C. 

Per pair, $5.50 

Jumping and 
Hurdling 
Shoes 

Fine Kangaroo 
leather, hand made, 
specially stiffened sole, 
and spikes in heel, 
placed according to 
latest ideas, to assist 
jumper. 

No. 14H. 

Per pair, $5.50 



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INDOOR RUNNING SHOES 



Made With or Without Spikes, 




Fine leather, rubber tipped sole, with spikes. 
No. 111. Per pair, $4.00 

Leather shoe, rubber tipped, with spikes. 
No. 112. Per pair, $3.50 

Leather shoe, rubber tipped, no spikes. 
No. 114. Per pair, $2.50 

INDOOR JUMPING SHOES 

Best leather Indoor Jumping Shoe, hand-made, 
rubber soles. 
No. 210. Per pair, $5.00 



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PROTECTION 




MADE OF THICK WOOD. SHAPED 
AND PERFORATED TO ACCOM- 
MODATE SPIKES OF RUNNING 
SHOES. A GREAT CONVENIENCE 
FOR RUNNERS 



No. N. . . . Per pair, 75c 



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sPEau xmm'^ mm prize 

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sition, 1904, for the best, most complete and most attractive installation of 
Gymnastic Apparatus and Athletic Supplies shown at the World's Fair. 




CHAMOIS PUSHERS 

Made of fine 
chamois skin 
and used with 
running, walk- 
ing, jumping 
and other ath- 
letic shoes. 

No. 5. Per pair, 25c. 

COMPETITORS' NUMBERS 

Printed on heavy Manila paper or strong ' 

LINEN 

$2.50 
3.75 
5.00 
7.50 
10.00 
12.50 

ATHLETIC GRIPS 

Made of selected 
cork and shaped to 
fit the hollow of the 
hand. 

No. 1. Per pair, 15c. 

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MANILA 


No. 1. 


Ito 50. 


Set, $ .50 


No. 2. 


Ito 75. 


.75 


No. 3. 


1 to 100. 


1.00 


No. 4. 


1 to 150. 


" 1.50 


No. 5. 


1 to 200. 


" 2.00 


No. 6. 


1 to 250. 


" 2.50 





SPECIAL AWARD'NoGRAINDPRIZi 

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sition, 1904, for the best, most complete and most attractive installation of 
Gymnastic Apparatus and Athletic Supplies shown at the World's Fair. 



Take-off Board 




The Take-off Board is used for the running broad 
jump and is a necessary adjunct to the athletic field. 
Regulation size, top painted white. 

Each, $3.00 

Toe Board or Stop Board 




The Toe Board or Stop Board is used when putting 
the 16-lb. shot, throwing weights and discus, and 
is curved on the arc of a 7-foot circle. 

Regulation size, painted white, substantially made. 

Each, $3.50 

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sition, 1904, for the best, most complete and most attractive installation of 
Gymnastic Apparatus and Athletic Supplies shown at the World's Fair. 

I SLEEVELESS SHIRTS 

Best Worsted, full fashioned, 

stock colors and sizes. 
No. IE. . . Each, $3.00 

Cut Worsted, stock colors and 
sizes. 

No. 600- . Each, $1-25 

Mercerized Cotton, natural 

color and light blue only. 
No. 6EM. . Each, 9i.OO 
Other colors to order; prices 
on application. 
Sanitary Cotton, stock colors and sizes. 
No. 6E. Each, 50c. 

QUARTER SLEEVE SHIRTS 

Best Worsted, full fashioned, 
stock colors and sizes. 

No. IF. . Each, $3.00 

Cut Worsted, ^ stock colors 
and sizes. 

No. 60 I - Each, $1 .25 

Sanitary Cotton, stock colors 
and sizes. 

No. 6F. . . Each, 50c. 





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sition, 1904, for the best, most complete and most attractive installation of 
Gymnastic Apparatus and Athletic Supplies shown at the World's Eair. 

Running Pants 

White or black Sateen, fly 
front, lace back. 

No. 1. 
Per pair, $1.25 

White or black Sateen, lace 
back, fly front. 

No. 2. 
Per pair; $1.00 

White or black Silesia fly front, lace back. 
No. 3. 
Per pair, 75c. 
White or black Silesia, fly front, lace back. 
No. 4. 
Per pair, 50c. 




Stripes down sides of any of these running pants, 
25 cents per pair extra. 



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sition, 1904, for the best, most complete and most attractive installation of 
Gymnastic Apparatus and Athletic Supplies shown at the World's Fair. 



Full Length Tights ond Trousers 




Full Tights, best worsted 
full fashio'ned, stoc] 
colors and sizes. 

No. lA, Per pair, $4.00 



Full Tights, cut worsted 
stock colors and sizes. 

No. 605. Per pair, $2.00 



Full Tights, cotton, full 
quality. White, Black 
Flesh, 

No. 3 A. Per pair, $1.00 



Y. Mo C. A. TROUSERS 

Regulation Style 
No. 4. Flannel, medium quality. 
No. 3. Flannel, good quality. 




REGULATION 
Y. M. C. A. STYLE 

Per pair, $1.75 
$3.00 



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VELVET TRUNKS 




Fine Velvet. Colors : Black, Navy, Royal Blue, 
Maroon. Special colors to order. 
No. 3. Each, Si .00 
Sateen, Black, White. 
No. 4. Each, 50c. 

WORSTED TRUNKS 

Best Worsted, Black, Maroon 

and Navy. 
No. I - . Per pair, $2.00 
Cut Worsted, Navy and Black. 
No. 2- . Per pair, 9 I -OO 
Special colors to order. 



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Spalding Championship Hammer 



BALL-BEARING SWIVEL 




nrHE SPALDING CHAMPIONSHIP 
* BALL-BEARING HAMMER. 



No, 
No, 
No, 
No, 



Ori^nally de- 
signed by 
John Flanagan, the champion of the world, has been 
highly endorsed only after repeated trials in chami)- 
ionship events. The benefits of the ball-bearing con- 
struction will be quickly appreciated by all hammer 
throwers. Each hammer put up complete in sole 
leather carrying case. 

12 - lb., with sole leather case. 
16-lb., with sole leather case. 

13 - lb., without sole leather case. 
16-lb., without sole leather case. 



02 
06 

02X. 

06X 



$12.00 
12.00 
10.00 
10.00 



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Spalding's New Regulation Hammer 
With Wire Handle 

Lead EACH 
No. 9. 12-lb., Lead, Practice, $4.25 
No. 10. 16-lb., Lead, Regulation, 4. 50 

Iron EACH 
No. 12. 8-lb., Iron, Juvenile, $2.50 
No. 14. 12-lb., Iron, Practice, 3.00 
No. 15. 16-lb., Iron, Regulation, 3.25 

Extra Wire Handles EACH 
No. 6H. For above hammers, 50c. 

Shot 




No. 19. 
No. 21. 
No. 23. 
No. 25. 
No. 18. 



16-lb., Lead. 
12-lb., Lead. 
16-lb., Iron. 
12-lb., Iron. 
8-lb., Iron. 



Each, $2.50 
2.25 
" L75 
L50 
" L25 




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Philadelphia 



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Denver 



Montreal, Can. 



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No. 4. 
No. 26. 



16-lb. 
8-lb. 



Indoor Shot 

With our improved leather cover. 
Does not lose weight even when 

used constantly. 
No. 3. 12-lb. Indoor Shot. Each,$7.00 
Indoor Shot. . . " 7.50 
Indoor Shot. . . " 5.00 



Regulation 

56-lb. 

Weights 

Made after model 
submitted by Cham- 
pion J. S. Mitchel, 
and endorsed by all 
weight throwers. 
Packed in box and 
guaranteed correct 
in weight and in ex- 
act accordance with 
rules of A. A. U. 
No. 2 
Lead 56-lb. Weights 
Complete, $10.00 




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7.Foot Circle 




The discus, shot and weights are thrown from the 
7-foot circle. Made of one-piece band iron with 
bolted joints. Circle painted white. 
Each, $10.00 

Stop Watch 

Stop Watch, stem winder, 
nickel-plated case, porcelain 
dial, registered to 60 seconds by 
1-5 seconds, fly back, engaging 
and disengaging mechanism. 
Each, $7- 50 

Referees' 
Whistles j 

Nickel-plated 
whistle, well 
made. 

No. I -Each, 25c. ^ 

Very reliable. Popular design. 
No. 2 No. 2- Each, 25c- 





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Vaulting Standards 

No. 109. Wooden uprights, graduated in quarter inches, adjustable to 12 feet. 
Complete, $15.00 

No. 110. Wooden uprights, inch graduations, adjustable to 10 feet, $10.00 
No. 111. Wooden uprights, inch graduations, 7 feet high. - 7.50 

Gross Bars 

No. 112. Hickory. . . Per doz., $3.00 



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Vaulting Poles — Selected Spruce 

No. I OO- 8 feet long, solid. . Each, $3.00 

No. lOI. 10 feet long, solid. . 4-00 

No. I02. 12 feet long, solid. . 5.00 

No. I03. 14 feet long, solid. . 6-00 

Hollow Spruce Poles 

Considerably lighter than the solid poles, and the 
special preparation with which we fill the interior of 
pole greatly increases the strength and stiffness. 
No. 200. 8 feet long, hollow. . Each, $8.00 
No. 20 1 . 10 feet long, hollow. . 8.50 
No. 202. 12 feet long, hollow. . 9.00 
No. 203. 14 feet long, hollow. . 9.50 

Spalding's Olympic Discus 



An exact reproduction of the discus used in the 
Olympic games at Athens, Greece, by Robert Gar- 
rett, of Princeton, the winner. Sealed in box and 
guaranteed absolutely correct. 
Each, $5.00 



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Gym nastic Apparatus and Athletic Supplies shown at the World's Fair. 

Spalding Gymnasium Shoes 

Horsehide sole; soft 
and flexible; in la- 
dies' and men's 
sizes. 

No. 155. Pair, $4.00 

Kangaroo; elkskin 
sole, extra light, hand 
made. 

No. 15. Pair, $4.50 





High cut, best grade 
canvas shoe, white 
rubber sole ; in ladies ' 
and men's sizes; 
men's made of white 
canvas, ladies' black. 

No.lH. Pair, $1.50 

High cut canvas 
shoe, rubber sole. 

No. M. Pair, $1.00 



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sition, 1904, for the best, most complete and most attractive installation of 
Gymnastic Apparatus and Athletic Supplies shown at the World's Fair. 



Spalding Gymnasium Shoes 




Selected leather, electric sole. A very easy and 
flexible shoe. 
No. 20. Low Cut. Per pair, $ 1 .50 
No. 21. High Cut. 2-00 




Low cut shoe, selected leather, extra light and 
elkskin sole; in ladies' and men's sizes. 
No. 166- Per pair, $3-00 

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sition, 1904, for the best, most complete and most attractive installation of 
Gymnastic Apparatus and Athletic Supplies shown at the World's Fair. 



GYMNASIUM SHOES 




Fine horsehide low cut 
shoe, flexible sole, 
roughened to prevent 
slipping; very light and 
comfortable. 
No. 19. 
Per pair, $2«00 

For ladies; otherwise 
same as No. 19. 

No. 19L. 
Per pair. $2.00 



Low cut shoe, good quality 
black leather, with elkskin 
sole and corrugated rubber 
heel; very light and well 
made. 
No. 90. 
Per pair, $2.50 
For ladies; otherwise same 
as No. 90. 
No. 90L. 
Per pair, $2.50 





No. 85L 



Special ladies' low cut shoe, 
selected black leather with 
roughened elkskin sole. 

No. 85L. 
Per pair, $2.00 



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Duranil- 
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Fire-proof 

Sanitary 

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in Appearance 

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SPALDING CHEST WEIGHT No. 2 

(See illustration on opposite page) 

An ideal machine for home use. Well made and easy run- 
ning. Rods are Y% inch coppered spring steel; bearings are 
hardened steel cone points, running in soft gray iron, 
noiseless and durable. Weight carriage packed with felt, 
good for long wear, but easily removed and replaced when 
necessary without the use of glue or wxdges of any kind. 
Weight carriage strikes on rubber bumpers. Weights are 
5 pound iron dumb bells, one to each carriage, and may be 
removed and used as dumb bells if desired. Wall and floor 
boards are hard wood, nicely finished and stained. All 
castings heavily japanned. Every part of machine guaran- 
teed free of defect. 

No. 2. Each, $5.00 



SPALDING CHEST WEIGHT No. 4 

Same type and general design as No. 2, but rods are of 
larger diameter and both rods and wheels are polished and 
nickel- plated. This machine is a decidedly neat and at- 
tractive piece of apparatus for the home and is well worth 
the additional cost. 

No. 4. Each, $7.00 



Head Attachment 
Ready for use by simply 
snapping to one of the han- 
dles. Each, $1.00 



Foot Gear Attachment 
Readily attached to handle; 
can be worn with or without 
shoe. Each, $i.oo 



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Purchase Exposition, 1904, for the best, most complete 
and most attractive installation of Gymnastic Apparatus, 
Base Ball and Athletic Su pplies shown at the World's Fair, 



The Spalding Striking Bags 

The Bladders used In aU our Striking Bags are made 
of pure Para Rubber and are Fully Guaranteed 

All our single end bags are made with solid leather top, through center 
of which rope passes, making them the most certain in action of any. 
Laces on side at top, so that the bladder can be inflated without inter- 
fering with rope. Each bag is most carefully inspected and then packed 
complete in box with bladder, lace and rope. 

No. 19. Made of highest quality Patna 
kid, the lightest and strongest of 
leather. Sewed with linen thread, 
double stitched and red welted seams. 
Especially suitable for exhibition work, 
and a very fast bag. . Each, $7.00 

No. 19S. Same material as in No. 19, 
but furnished with special light bladder 
and weighs only 7-oz. complete. The 
fastest bag made, but very strong and 
durable Each, $7.00 

No. 18. The "Fitzsimmons Special." 
Made of finest selected olive Napa 
tanned leather, extra well made; double 
stitched, red welted seams and rein- 
forced throughout. For training pur- 
poses particularly this bag will be 
found extremely satisfactory in every 
respect. . . . Each, $5. CO 
No. 18S. Same as No. 18, but smaller in size and lighter. Intended for 
very speedy work Each, $5.00 




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were won by A. G. SPALDING & BROS, at the Louisiana 

^i— ^ "^^ Purchase Exposition, 1904, for the best, most complete ^ 'J 

(r—^ and most attractive installation of Gymnastic Apparatus, 

|[ Base Ball and Athletic Supp lie s shown at the World's Fair. ]J 



The Spalding Striking Bags 

The Bladaers used in all our Striking Bags are made 
of pure Para Rubber and are Fully Guarant^eed 

All our single end bags are made with solid leather top, through center 
of which rope passes, making them the most certain in action of any. 
Laces on side at top, so that the bladder can be inflated without inter- 
fering with rope. Each bag is most carefully inspected and then packed 
complete in box with bladder, lace and rope. 

No. 20. Made of finest selected calfskin, double stitched, red welted 
seams and reinforced throughout. Very fast and a durable bag for 
gymnasium use Each, $5.50 

No. 12. Made of olive tanned leather, specially selected; double stitched, 
red welted seams and reinforced throughout. Excellent for quick 
work. Each, $4.00 

No. 10. Made of specially tanned brown glove leather; double stitched, 
red welted seams and reinforced throughout. Well made in every 
particular Each, $3.00 

No. 17. Made of fine craven tanned leather, well finished; double 
stitched, red welted seams and reinforced throughout. A good all 
around bag Each, $2.50 

No. 16. Made of extra fine grain leather; full size and lined through- 
out. Each, $2.00 

No. 15. Made of olive tanned leather; full size and lined throughout; 
red welted seams Each, $1.50 

No. 14. Good quality brown leather; lined throughout. , " 1.00 



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Purchase Exposition, 1904, for the best, most complete 
and most attractive installation of Gymnastic Apparatus, 
Base Ball and Athletic Supplies shown at the World's Fair, 



Ihe Spalding Disk Platform 



Patented April 19, 1904 




/^AN be put up in a very small 
^ space and taken down quickly 
^ when not in use by simply de- 
taching- the curved fixture from the 
wall plate. 

The metal disk against which the 
bag strikes constitutes one of the 
best features ever incorporated in an 
arrangement of this character, render- 
ing it almost noiseless and very quick 
in action. 

Suitable particularly for the home, 
and_ very useful to professional and 
business men who find a little exercise 
necessary to keep in condition. 

No.Y. Complefe With Bag, $5.00 




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Purchase Exposition, 1904, for the best, most complete 
and most attractive installation of Gymnastic Apparatus, 
Base Ball and Athletic Supplies shown at the World's Fair. 



Ihe Spalding Official 
Intercollegiate Foot Ball 




WE have spared no expense in making this ball perfect in 
every detail, and offer it as the finest foot ball ever pro- 
duced- Each ball is thoroughly tested, packed in a sepa- 
rate box and sealed, so that our customers are guaranteed a 
perfect ball inside when same is received with seal unbroken. A 
polished and nickel-plated brass foot ball inflater and lacing 
needle will be packed with each Intercollegiate foot ball without 
extra charge. Used exclusively by all the leading universities, 
colleges and athletic associations without exception. 

No, J5. Complete, $4.00 



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^[ Base Ball and Athletic Supp lie s shown at the World's Fair. [J 




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Purchase Exposition, 1904, for the best, most complete 
and most attractive installation of Gymnastic Apparatus, 
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Spalding *'Officiar* Association Foot Ball 

An Association Foot Ball that 
Is Right in Every Particular 

Made in the im- 
proved style with 
eight sections and 
'^black button^' 
ends. This con- 
stitutes strongest 
construction 
known for a round 
ball. It is made 
of special English 
grain leather and 
in every way con- 
forms to the balls 
used by the best 
teams on the other side. Each ball is packed 
complete with a pure Para rubber guaranteed 
bladder, a foot ball inflater, rawhide lace, and a 
lacing needle in sealed box, and contents guaran- 
teed perfect if seal is unbroken. 

No. H. ''Officiar* Association Foot> Ball 
$4.00 




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were won by A. G. SPALDESTG & BROS, at the Louisiana 
K Purchase Exposition, 1904, for the best, most complete 
' and most attractive installation of Gymnastic Apparatus, 
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THE SPALDING 
♦HIGHEST QUALITY" SWEATERS 

Made of the very finest 
Australian lamb's wool, and 
exceedingly soft and pleasant 
to wear. They are full fash- 
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without seams of any kind. 
The various grades in our 
Highest Quality'' Sweat- 
ers are identical in quality 
and finish, the difference 
in price being due entirely to variations in weight. 

Our No. AA Sweaters are considerably heavier 
than the heaviest sweater ever knitted and cannot be 
furnished by any other maker, as we have exclusive 
control of this special weight. 

No. AA. Particularly suitable for foot ball and 

skating. Heaviest sweater made. Each, $7.00 
No. A. * 'Intercollegiate" special weight. " 6.00 
No. B. Heavyweight. . . 5.00 

No. C. Standard weight. . . 4.00 

Colors: White, Navy Blue, Black, Gray, Maroon 
and Cardinal. Other colors to order. Prices on 
application. All made with lo-inch collars; sizes 
28 to 44 inches. 

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THE SPALDING OFFICIAL LEAGUE BALL 

Used exclusively by the National League, Minor Leagues, and by 
all Intercollegiate and other Associations for over a quarter of a 
century. Each ball wrapped in tinfoil and put in a separate box, 
and sealed in accordance with the regulations of the National 
League and American Association. Warranted to last a full game 
when used under ordinary conditions. 

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SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 




Spalding's Athletic Library is devoted to all athletic sports and pas- 
times, indoor and outdoor, and is the recognized American cyclopedia of 
sport. Each book is complete in itself; and those sports which are gov- 
erned by National Associations always designate Spalding's Athletic 
Library as the official publication. This gives to each book the official 
authority to contain the rules. Each, year the books are brought up to 
date, with the latest rules, new ideas, new pictures and valuable informa- 
tion, thus making the series the most valuable of its kind in the world. 
The price, 10 cents per copy, places them in the reach of all, and no one's 
library can be complete unless all numbers are found therein. 




No. 13'Howto Play Hand Bait 

By the world's champion, Michael Egan, 
of Jersey City. This book has been re- 
written and brought up to date in every 
particular. Every play is thoroughly ex- 
plained by text and diagram. The 
numerous illustrations consist of full 
pages made from photographs of 
Champion Egan in action. Price 10 cents. 



I No« 14-Curling 

A short histoi?y of this famous Scottish 
I pastime, with instructions for play, rules 
I of the game, definitions of terms and dia- 
grams of different shots. Price 10 cents. 



No. 23-Canoeing 

I By C. Bowyer Vaux. Paddling, sailing, 
I cruising and racing canoes and their uses; 
I with hints on rig and management; the 
I choice of a canoe ; sailing canoes ; racing 
I regulations ; canoeing and camping. Fully 
I illustrated. Price 10 cents. 



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No. 27— College Athletics 

M. C. Murphy, the well-known athletic 
I trainer, now with Pennsylvania, the 
author of this book, has written it especi- 
ally for the schoolboy and college man^ 
but it is invaluable for the athlete who. 
I wishes to excel in any branch of athletic 
I sport. The subjects comprise the follow- 
I ing articles: Training, starting, sprint- 
i ng ; how to train for the quarter, half, 
mile and longer distances; walking; high and broad jumping; hurdlingr 
pole vaulting; throwing the hammer. It is profusely illustrated with 
pictures of leading athletes, and has been revised for the season of 1906. 
Price 10 cents. 



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No. 29— Exercising With 
Pulley Weights 

By Dr. Henry S. Anderson, instructor 
in heavy gymnastics Yale gymnasium, 
Anderson Normal School, Chautauqua 
University. In conjunction with a chest, 
machine, anyone with this book can be- 
come perfectly developed. Contains alii 
the various movements necessary to become proficient and of well- 
developed physique. Price 10 cents. 




No. 55-Ofncial Sporting 
Rules 

Contains rules not found in other publi- 
cations for the government of many 
sports; rules for wrestling, cross-country^ 
running, shuffleboard, skating, snowshoe- 
ing, quoits, potato racing, professional! 
racing, racquets, pigeon flying, dog 
racing, pistol and revolver shooting. Price 10 cents. 







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No- 87— Athletic Pr'xmer 

Edited by James E. Sullivan, Secretary- 
Treasurer of the Amateur Athletic Union 
tells how to organize an athletic club, how 
to conduct an athletic meeting, and gives 
rules for the government of athletic meet- 
ings; contents also include directions for- 
building a track and laying out athletic 
grounds, and a very instructive article on 
training ; fully illustrated with pictures of leading athletes in action. 
Price 10 cents. 

I NOi I02— Ground Tumbling 

By Prof. Henry Walter Worth, who was 
for years physical director of the Armour^ 
Institute of Technology. Any boy, by- 
reading this book and following the in- 
structions, which are drawn from life,, 
can become a proficient tumbler; all the 
I various tricks explained. Price 10 cents. 




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No- 104— The Grading of 
Gymnastic Exercises 

By G. M. Martin, Physical Director of 
I the Y. M. C. A. of Youngstown, Ohio. It 
is a book that should be in the hands of 
every physical director of the Y. M. C. A., 
I school, club, colleg-e, etc. The contents 
comprise: The place of the class in physical training; grading of exer- 
cises and season schedules— grading of men, grading of exercises, season 
schedules for various classes, elementary and advanced classes, leaders, 
optional exercises, examinations, college and school work; calisthenic 
exercises, graded apparatus exercises and general massed class exercises. 
Nearly 200 pages. Price 10 cents. 



No- 124— How to Become a 
Gymnast 

By Robert StoU, of the New York A. C, 
the American champion on the flying 
rings from 1885 to 1892. Any boy who 
frequents a gymnasium can easily follow 
the illustrations and instructions in this 
book and with a little practice become 
proficient on the horizontal and parallel 
bars, the trapeze or the "horse." Price 10 cents. 




No- 128-How to Row 




By E. J. Giannini, of the New York A. 
C, one of America's most famous ama- 
teur oarsmen and champions. This book 
will instruct any one who is a lover of 
rowing how to become an expert. It is 
fully illustrated, showing how to hold the 
oars, the finish of the stroke and other 
information that will prove valuable to 
the beginner. Contains also the offlcial 
laws of boat racing. Price 10 cents. 




No. 129-Water Polo 

By Gus Sundstrom, instructor at the 
New York A. C. It treats of every detail, 
the individual work of the players, the 
practice of the team, how to throw 
he ball, with illustrations and many valu- 
ble hints. Price 10 cents. 




No. f38-Of¥lcial Croquet 
Guide 

Contains directions for playing, dia- 
grams of important strokes, description 
of grounds, instructions for the begin- 
ner, terms used in the game, and the 
official playing rules. Price 10 cents. 



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I No. 140-Wrestling 

Catch as catch can style. By E. H. 
Hitchcock, M. D., of Cornell, and R. F. 
Nelligan, of Amherst College. The book 
contains nearly seventy illustrations of the 
different holds, photographed especially, 
and so described that anybody who desires 
to become expert in wrestling can, with 
I little effort, learn every one. Price 10 cents. 

No. 142-PhysicaI Training 
Simplified 

By Prof. E. B. Warman, the well-known 
physical culture expert. Is a complete, 
thorough and practical book where the 
whole man is considered— brain and body. 
By following the instructions no appara- 
tus is required. The book is adapted for 
both sexes. The exercises comprise directions as follows: how to stand; 
how to sit; how -to rest; breathing; exercises for the fingers, wrists, 
elbows, shoulders, neck, hips, knees, ankles; a word about the muscles; 
the arms and thighs; shoulders and chest; waist; sides; back and ab- 
domen; bowing; bending; twisting; the liver squeezer, etc., etc. Fully 
illustrated. Price 10 cents. 

No. 143-lndian Clubs and 
Dumb-bells 

Two of the most popular forms of home 
or gymnasium exercise. This book is 
written by America's amateur champion 
club swinger, J. H. Dougherty. It is 
clearly illustrated, by which any novice 
can become an expert. Price 10 cents, 

I No.l49-TheCare of the Body 

A book that all who value health should 
I read and follow its instructions. By Prof. 
E.B. Warman, the well known lecturer and 
authority on physical culture. The subject 
is thoroughly treated, as a glance at the 
following small portion of the contents 
shows: An all-around athlete; muscular 
Christianity ; eating; diet— various opin- 
ions; bill of fare for brain workers; bill of fare for muscle-makers; what 
to eat and drink; a simple diet; an opinion on bram food; why is food 
required? drinking water; nutrition— how food nourishes the body; a 
day's food, how used; constituents of a day's ration— beefsteak, pota- 
toes bread, butter, water; germs of disease, etc. Price 10 cents. 

No. 154-Field Hockey 

To those in need of vigorous and health- 
ful out-of-doors exercise, this game is 
recommended highly. Its healthful at- 
tributes are manifold and the interest of 
player and spectator alike is kept active 
throughout the progress of the game. 
The game is prominent in the sports at 
Vassar, Smith, Wellesley,Bryn Mawr and 
Other leading colleges. Price 10 cents. 





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No, 156-The Athlete's Guide 

How to become an athlete. It contains 
full instructions for the beginner, telling 
how to sprint, hurdle, jump and throw 
weights, general hints on training; in fact, 
this book is one of the most complete on 
the subject that has ever appeared. 
Special chapters contain valuable advice 
to beginners and important A. A. U. rules 
and their explanations, while the pictures comprise many scenes showing 
champions in action. Price 10 cents. 




of leading players in action. 



No. 157-How to Play Lawn 
Tennis 

A complete description of lawn tennis; 
a lesson for beginners and directions tell- 
ing how to make the most important 
strokes; styles and skill of the experts; the 
American twist service; how to build and 
keep a court. Illustrated from photographs 
Price 10 cents. 



No. 158-lndoor and Out- 
door Gymnastic Games 

Without question one of the best 
books of its kind ever published. Com- 
piled by Prof. A. M. Chesley, the well- 
known Y. 'M. A.C. physical director. 
It is a book that will prove valuable to 

indoor and outdoor gymnasiums, 

schools, outings and gatherings where there are a number to be 
amused. ' The games described comprise a list of 120, divided into several 
groups. Price 10 cents. 



No. 161-Ten Minutes' Exer- 
cise for Busy Men 

By Dr. Luther Halsey Gulick, Director 
of Physical Training in the New York 
public schools. Anyone who is look- 
ing for a concise and complete course of 
physical education at home would do well 
_ to procure a copy of this book. Ten 
minutes* work as directed is exercise anyone can follow. It already ha3 
hada large sale and has been highly commended by all who have followed 
its instructions. Nearly 100 pages of illustrations and 100 of text. 
Price 10 cents. 




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No. 162-Boxing Guide 

For many years books have been issued 
on the art of boxing-, but it has remained 
for us to arrange a book that we think is 
sure to fill all demands. It contains over 
70 pages of illustrations showing all the 
I latest blows, posed especially for this book 
under the supervision of a well-known 
instructor of boxing, who makes a 
specialty of teaching- and knows how to impart his knowledge. They are 
so arrangred that anyone can easily become proficient. A partial list of the 
contents include: The correct position; clenching the fist; gauging distance; 
the first principles of hitting-; the elements of defence; feinting; knockout 
blows; chin punch; the blow under the ear; the famous solar plexus knock- 
out; the heart blow; famous blows and their originators: Fitzsimmons* 
-contribution; the McCoy corkscrew; the kidney punch; the liver punch: 
the science of boxing; proper position of hand and arm; left hook to 
face; hook to the jaw; how to deliver the solar plexus; correct delivery 
of a right uppercut; blocking a right swing and sending a right uppercut 
to chin; blocking a left swing and sending a left uppercut to chin; the 
side step, etc., etc.; ^ints on training, diet and breathing; how to train; 
rules for boxing. Price 10 cents. 

No. 165-The Art of Fencing; 

This is a new book by Regis and Louis 
Senac, of New York, famous instructors 
and leading authorities on the subject. 
Messrs. Senac give in detail how every 
move should be made, and tell it so clearly 
that anyone can follow the instructions. 
It is illustrated with sixty full page pic- 
i especially for this book. Price 10 cents. 




tures. 



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No. (66-How to Swing 
Indian Clubs 

By Prof. E. B.Warman, the well- 
known exponent of physical cul- 
ture. By following the directions 
carefully anyone can become an 
expert. Price 10 cents. 

No. r67-Quoits 

By M. W. Deshong. The need of a book 
on this interesting game has been felt by 
many who wished to know the fine points 
and tricks used by the experts. Mr. 
Deshong explains them, with illustrations, 
so that a novice can readily understand. 
Price 10 cents. 



No. I70-Push Bail 

Played with an air-inflated 
ball 6 feet in diameter, weigh- 
ing about 50 pounds. A side 
consists of eleven men. This 
book contains the official rules 
and a sketch of the game; illus- 
trated. Price 10 cents. 




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No. 174-Distance and Cross 
Country Running 

By Georg-e Orton, the famous University 
of Pennsylvania runner. Tells how to be- 
come proficient at the quarter, half, mile, 
the longer distances, and cross-country 
running and steeplechasing, with instruc- 
tions for training and schedules to be ob- ' 
served when preparing for a contest. Illustrated with numerous pictures 
of leading athletes in action, with comments by the editor on the good and 
bad points shown. Price 10 cents. 



No. 177-How to Swim 

By J. H. Sterrett, the leading authority 
on swimming in America. The instruc- 
tions will interest tke expert as well as the 
novice; the illustrations were made from 
photographs especially posed, showing the 
swimmer in clear water; a valuable feature 
is the series of "land drill" exercises for 
the beginner, which is illustrated by many drawings. The contents com- 
prise: A plea for eduction in swimming; swimming as an exercise and for 
development; land drill exercises; plain swimming; best methods of 
1 earning; the breast stroke; breathing; under-arm side stroke; scientific 
strokes— over-arm side stroke; double over-arm or "trudgeon" stroke; 
touching and turning; training for racing; ornamental swimming; float- 
i ng; diving; running header; back dive; diving feet foremost; the propel- 
ler; marching on the water; swimming on the back; amateur swimming- 
rules^ amateur plunging rules.. Price 10 cents. 

No. i78-How to Train for 
Bicycling 

Gives methods of the best riders when 
training for long or short distance races; 
hints on training. Revised and up-to-date 
in every particular. Price 10 cents. 

No. ISO-Ring Hockey 

A new game for the gymnasium, in- 
vented by Dr. J. M. Vorhees of Pratt 
Institute, Brooklyn, that has sprung into 
instant popularity ; as exciting as basket 
ball. This book contains official rules. 
Price 10 cents. 





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No. 182-AII-Around 
Athletics 

Gives in full the method of scoring the 
Ail-Around Championship, giving percen- 
tage tables showing what each man 
receives for each performance in each of 
the ten events. It contains as well in- 
structive articles on how to train for the 
Ail-Around Championship. Illustrated 
with many pictures of champions in action and scenes at all-around 
meets. Price 10 ccntj. 



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No. f85-Health Hints 

A series of articles by Prof. E. B. War- 
man, the well known lecturer and author- 
ity on physical culture. Prof. Warman 
treats very interestingly of health influ- 
enced by insulation; health influenced 
by underwear; health influenced by color ; 
exercise, who needs it? Price 10 cents. 



No. 188-Lawn Hockey, 
Tether Tennis, Coif Cro- 
quet, Volley Ball, Hand 
Tennis, Carden Hockey, 
Parlor Hockey, Badmin- 
ton 

Containing the rules for each game. 
Illustrated. Price 10 cents. 



No. 189-Rules for Cames 

Compiled by Jessie H. Bancroft, director 
[ of physical training, department of edu- 
cation. New York City. These games are 
intended for use at recesses, and all but 
the team games have been adapted to large 
classes. Suitable for children from three 
j to eight years, and include a great variety, 
divided under the general heads of ball 
games, bean bag games, circle games, singing and miscellaneous games. 
Price 10 cents. 




No. 191-How to Punch the 
Bag 

By W. H. Rothwell ("Young Corbett"). 
This book is undoubtedly the best treatise 
on bag punching that has ever been 
printed. Every variety of blow used in 
training is shown and explained. The 
pictures comprise thirty-three full page 
reproductions of Young Corbett as he appears while at work in his 
training quarters. The photographs were taken by our special artist and 
cannot be seen in any other publication. Fancy bag punching is treated 
by a well known theatrical bag puncher, who shows the latest tricks. 
Price 10 cents. 




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No. f93-How to Play Basket 
Ball 

By G. T. Hepbron, editor of the Official 
I Basket Ball Guide. Contains full instruc- 
tions for players, both for the expert and 
the novice, duties of officials, and specially 
Jposed full page pictures showing the cor- 
rect and incorrect methods of playing. 
The demand for a book of this character is fully satisfied in this publica- 
tion, as many points are included which could not be incorporated in the 
annual publication of the Basket Ball Guide for want of room. Price 
10 cents. 

No. 194-Racquets, Squash- 
Racquets and Court Tennis 

The need of an authoritative handbook 
at a popular price on these games is filled 
by this book. How to play each game is 
thoroughly explained, and all the difficult 
strokes shown by special photographs 
taken especially for this book. Contains 
the official rules for each game, with photographs of well known courts. 
Price 10 cents. 

No.l95-OfT1cial Roque Guide 

The official publication of the National 
Roque Association of America. Edited by 
Prof. Charles Jacobus, ex-champion. Con- 
tains a description of the courts and their 
construction, diagrams of the field, illustra- 
tions, rules and valuable information con- 
cerning the game of roque. Price 10 cents. 

No. 1 99-Equestrian Polo 
Guide 

Compiled by H. L. FitzPatrick of the 
New York Sun. Illustrated with portraits 
of leading players and contains most useful 
information for polo players in relation to 
playing the game, choosing of equipment 
and mounts; contains the official rules and 
handicaps of the National Association. Price 10 cents. 




No. 200-Dumb-Bells 

This is undoubtedly the best work on 
I dumb-bells that has ever been ofltered. 
The author, Mr. G. Bo jus, was formerly 
superintendent of physical culture in the 
Elizabeth (N.J.) public schools, instructor 
at Columbia University (New York), 
_ _ ' instructor for four years at the Columbia 

summer school, and is now proprietor of the Park Place Gymnasium, at 
14 Park Place, New York City. The book contains 200 photographs 
of all the various exercises, with the instructions in large, readable type. 
It should be in the hands of every teacher and pupil of physical culture, 
and is invaluable for home exercise as well. Price 10 cents. 




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No. 20I - Lacrosse - From 
Candidate to Team 

By William C. Schmeisser, captain 
Johns Hopkins University champion 
intercollegiate lacrosse team of 1902 ; 
edited by Ronald T. Abercrombie, ex- 
captain and coach of Johns Hopkins 
University lacrosse team, 1900-1904. 
Every position is thoroughly explained in a most simple and concise man- 
ner, rendering it the best manual of the game ever published. Illustrated 
with numerous snapshots of important plays. Price 10 cents. 

No- 202-How to Play Base 
Ball 

Edited by T. H. Murnane. New and re- 
vised edition. Contents: How to become a 
batter, by Napoleon Lajoie, James Collins, 
Hugji Jennings and Jesse Tannehill; how 
to run the bases, by Jack Doyle and Frank 
L. Chance; advice to base runners, by 
James E. Sullivan, Sec.-Treas. A.A.U.; how to become a good pitcher, 
by Cy Young, "Rube" Waddell and Bert Cunningham; on curve pitching, 
by Cy Young, James J. Callahan, Frank Donahue, Vic Willis, William 
Dineen and Charley Nichols; how to become a good catcher, by Eddie 
Phelps, William Sullivan and M. J. Kittridge; how to play first base, by 
Hugh Jennings; how to play second base, by Napoleon Lajoie and William 
Gleason; how to play third base, by James Collins and Lave Cross; how 
to play shortstop, by Herman Long; how to play the infield, by Charles 
A. Comiskey; how to play the outfield, by Fred Clarke; the earmarks 
of a ball player, by John J. McGraw; good advice for players; how to 
organize a team; how to manage a team; how to score a game; how to 
umpire a game; base ball rules interpreted for boys. Price 10 cents. 




No. 207-Bowling on the 
Green; or. Lawn Bowls 

How to construct a green ; necessary equip- 
ment; how to play the game, and the offi- 
cial rules as promulgated by the Scottish 
Bowling Association. Edited by Mr. James 
W. Greig. Illustrated. Price 10 cents. 

No. 208-Physlcal Education 
and Hygiene 

This is the fifth of the Physical Training 
series, by Prof, E. B. Warman (see Nos. 
142, 149 166, 185, 213, 261), and a glance at 
the contents shows the variety of subjects: 
Chapter I— Basic principles; longevity. 

. Chapter II— Hints on eating ; food values t 

the uses of salt. Chapter III— Medicinal value of certain foods. 
Chapter IV— The efficacy of sugar; sugar, food for muscular 
work ; eating for strength and endurance ; fish as brain food ; food 
for the children. Chapter V— Digestibility ; bread ; appendicitis 
^ue to flour. Chapter VI— Hints on drinking— Water, milk, butter- 
milk, tea, coffee ; how to remain young. Chapter VII— Hints on bathing ; 
cold, hot, warm, tepid, salt, sun, air, Russian, Turkish, cabinet. Chapter 
VIII— Ilints on breathing; breathlessijess, heart strain, second wind, 
yawning, the art of yogi. Price 10 cents. 




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No- 209-HOW to Be- 
come a Skater 

Contains advice for beginners; 
how to become a figure skater 
thoroughly explained, with many- 
diagrams showing how to do all 
the different tricks of the best 
figure skaters, including the Mo- 
hawk, with all its variations; Q's, forward and backward, inside and 
outside; the crosscuts, including the difficult Swedish style; inside and 
outside spins; the grapevine, with its numerous branches, and many other 
styles, which will be comparatively simple to any one who follows the 
directions given. Profusely illustrated with pictures of prominent 
skaters and numerous diagrams. Price 10 cents 





I No. 213-285 Health Answers 

Contents: Necessity for exercise in the 
I summer; three rules for bicycling; when 
going up-hill; sitting out on summer 
I nights; ventilating a bedroom; ventilating 
house; how to obtain pure air; bath- 
I ing; salt water baths at home; a substi- 
' tute for ice water; drinking ice water; to 
cure insomnia; asleep in two minutes; for those who ride wheels; summer 
outdoor exercise; profuse perspiration; danger of checking perspiration; 
dress, hot weather, etc., etc. Price 10 cents. 



No.2l4-Graded Calisthenics 
and Dumb-Bell Drills 

By Albert B. Wegener, Physical Director 
y. M. C. A., Rochester, N. Y. Ever since 
graded apparatus work has been used in 
gymnastics, the necessity of having a mass 
drill that would harmonize with it has been 
felt. For years it has been the established 
custom in most gymnasiums of memorizing a set drill, never varied 
from one year's end to the other; consequently the beginner was given 
the same kind and amount-as the older member. With a view to giving 
uniformity the present treatise is attempted. Price 10 cents. 




No. 217— Olympic Handbook 

Compiled by J. E. Sullivan, Chief Depart- 
ment Physical Culture, Louisiana Purchase 
[Exposition, and Director Olympic Games, 
11904. Contains a complete report of the 
(Olympic Games of 1904, with list of records 
I and pictures of hundreds of athletes; also 
reports of the games of 1896 and 1900. 
Price 10 cents. 




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No. 219-Base Ball Percen- 
tage Book 

To supply a demand for a book which 
would show the percentag-e of clubs with- 
out recourse to the arduous work of figur- 
ing-, the publishers of Spalding'' s Athletic 
liibrary have had Mr. John B. Foster, 
sporting" editor of the New York Evening- 
Telegram, compile a book which answers every requirement, and which 
has met with the greatest praise for its accuracy and simplicity. No 
follower of the game can afford to be without it. Price 10 cents. 

An Encyclopedia of Base Ball 

Attention is called to the following ten numbers of Spalding's Athletic 
Library, embracfng the greatest collection of books of instruction for 
playing the various positions in the game that has ever been published. 
These books are entirely new and up-to-date, and contain the latest 
methods of play. Each number is complete in itself and is profusely illus- 
trated. Be sure and ask for Spalding's Athletic Library. For detailed 
description see following numbers: 

No. 223-How to Bat 

The most important part of ball playing- 
nowadays, outside of pitching, is batting. 
The team that can bat and has some good 
pitchers can win base ball games ; there- 
fore, every boy and young man who has, of 
course, already learned to catch, should 
turn his attention to this department of the 
game, and there is no better way of becoming proficient than by reading 
this book and then constantly practising the little tricks explained therein. 
It is full of good advice to batsmen, and many good batters will be sur- 
prised to find contained in it so many points of which they were unaware. 
Edited by Jesse F. Matteson of the Chicago American, and profusely 
illustrated. Price 10 cents. 

No. 224-How to Play the 
Outrield 

Compiled especially for the young player 
who would become an expert. The best 
book on playing the outfield that has ever 
been published. There are just as many 
tricks to be learned, before a player can 
be a competent fielder, as there are in any 
other position on a nine, and this book explains them all. Illustrated with 
numerous page pictures of leading outfielders. Price 10 cents. 

No. 225-How to Play First Base 

No other position on a ball team has 
shown such a change for the better in 
recent years as first base. Modifications in 
line with the betterment of the sport in 
every department have been made at inter- 
vals, but in no other department have they 
been so radical. No boy who plays the 
initial sack can afford to overlook the points 
and hints contained in this book. Entirely 
new and up to date. Illustrated with full page pictures of all the promi- 
nent first basemen. Price 10 cents. 







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Wo. 226-Ho w to Play Second Base 

There are so few men who can cover 
second base to perfection that their names 
can easily be called off by anyone who fol- 
lows the g-ame of base ball. Team owners 
who possess such players would not part 
with them for thousands of dollai-s. These 
men have been interviewed and their ideas 
incorporated in this book for the especial 
benefit of boys who want to know the fine 
points of play at this point of the diamond. Illustrated with full page 
pictures. Edited by J. E. Wray, sporting editor St. Louis Globe-Democrat, 
Price 10 cents. 



Ho. 227'-How to Play Third Base 

Third base is, in some respects, the most 
important of the infield. No major league 
team has ever won a pennant without a 
g-reat third baseman. Collins of the Boston 
Americans and Leach of Pittsburg are two 
of the greatest third basemen the game 
has ever seen, and their teams owe much 
of the credit foi pennants they have won 
to them. These men in this book describe 
just how they play the position. Everything a player should know is 
•clearly set forth and any boy will surely increase his chances of success 
by a careful reading of thi^ book. Illustrated. Price 10 cents. 




No. 228-How to Play Short- 
stop 

Shortstop is one of the hardest positions 
on the infield to fill, and quick thought and 
quick action are necessary for a player 
•who expects to make good as a shortstop. 
The views of every well known player who 
covers this position have been sought in 
compiling this book, and it is offered as being the most complete book of 
its class ever produced. The boy who would excel at short needs to study 
it thoroughly. Illustrated. Price 10 cents. 




No. 229-How to Catch 

Undoubtedly the best book on catching: 
that has yet been published. Every boy 
who has hopes of being a clever catcher 
should read how well known players cover 
their position. Among the more noted 
ones who describe their methods of play in 
this book are Lou Criger of the Boston 
Americans, Johnnie Kling of the Chicago Nationals and Jack O'Connor 
of the St. Louis Browns. The numerous pictures in the book comprise 
those of all the noted catchers in the big leagues. Price 10 cents. 




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No. 230-H0W to Pitch 

A new, up-to-date book. Publishet^y 

the first time this year. No boy can ai^ 
to be without a copy of it. Edited by 
B. Foster of the Evening- Telegrram (N^ 
York) . The object of this book is to ^ 
the be^nners who aspire to become clevi 
twirlers, and its contents are the practica 
teaching of men who have reached the top 
as pitchers, and who have had experience, 
both as members of the best clubs playing base ball and as contenders 
against teams that have enjoyed national reputations. Price 10 cents. 

No. 231-How to Coach; How to Captain a Team; 
How to Manag^e a Team; How to Umpire: How 
to Organiz e a Le ague 

A useful guide to all who are interested 
in the above subjects. Jimmy Collins^ 
manager-captain of the Boston Americans, 
writes on coaching; M. J. Kelly of the St. 
Paul champions, on captaining; Al Buck- 
enberger of the Rochester team, on 
managing; Frank Dwyer of the American 
League staff, on umpiring: Fred Lake on 
minor leagues, and the editor of the book, 
T. H. Mumane, President of the New England League, on how to organize 
a league. Price 10 cents. 

No. 232— How to Run the Bases 

The importance of base running as a 
scientific feature of the national game is 
becoming more and more recognized each 
year. Besides being spectacular, feats of 
base stealing nearly always figure in the 
winning of a game. Many a close contest 
is decided on the winning of that little strip 
1 of 90 feet which lies between cushions. 
' When hits are few and the enemy's pitchers 
steady, it becomes incumbent on the opposing team to get around the 
bases in some manner. Effective stealing not only increases the effective- 
ness, of the team by advancing its runners without wasting hits, but it 
serves to materially disconcert the enemy and frequently has caused an 
entire opposing club to temporarily lose its poise and throw away the game. 
This book gives clear and concise directions for excelling as a base runner; 
tells when to run and when not to do so ; how and when to slide ; team 
work on the bases ; in fact, every point of the game is thoroughly ex- 
plained. In addition such clever men as Harry Bay, the fleet footed 
Clevelander; Frank Chance, Bill Dahlen and Hans Wagner describe their 
methods of action* Illustrated with pictures of leading players. Price 
10 cents. 

No. 233-Jiu Jitsu 

J A complete description of thi.o famous 
I Japanese system of self-defence. Each 
I move thoroughly ex lain ed and illustrated 
I with numerous full age pictur^ of Messrs. 
I A. Minami and F. ^oy^ Aa^/t-^ of the 
I most famous ey ponen ^ ow tie art of 
I Jiu Jitsu, who posed espj^ialjy for this 
I book. Be sure and ask for the Spalding 
Athletic Library book on Jiu Jitsu. Price 10 cents. / 




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No, 234— School Tactics and Maze Running 

series of drills for the use of schools. Edited by Dr. Luther 
Falsey Gulick, Director of Physical Training in the New York public 
Schools. Price 10 cents. 



No. 236-How to Wrestle 

Without question the most complete and 
up-to-date book on wrestling that has 
ever been printed. Edited by F. R. 
Toombs, and devoted principally to special 
poses and illustrations by Georges Hacken- 
schmidt, the "Russian Lion." It shows 
the champion in many poses, and also con- 
tains a special article on "Training," 
in which he gives good advice to 
beginners. The book also contains in addition many full pages of 
poses by Tom Jenkins and other famous wrestlers. Besides showing 
accurately how to secure each hold and fall, the book also contains in- 
teresting articles on training, and the official rules for all styles of 
wrestling. Be sure to ask for the Spalding Athletic Library book "How 
to Wrestle." Price 10 cents. 





No. 237 —Association 
Foot Ball 

A complete and up-to-date guide 
to the "Socker" game in the 
United States, containing instruc- 
tions for playing the game, official 
rules, and interesting news from 
all parts of the country. Illustrated 
with numerous pictures of leading 
teams. Price 10 cents. 



No. 238— Muscle Building 

By Dr. L. H. Gulick, Director of Physical 
Training in the New York public schools. 
A complete treatise on the correct method 
of acquiring muscular strength. Illus- 
trated with numerous full page engray- 
ings. Price 10 cents. 



No. 239-Ofricial Intercollegiate A.A.A. Handbook 

Contains constitution, by-laws, laws of 
athletics, and rules to govern the award- 
ing of the championship cup of the In- 
tercollegiate Athletic Association of 
Amateur Athletes of America, the govern- 
ing body in college athletics. Contains 
official intercollegiate records from 1876 
to 1905, with the winner's name and time 
in each event, list of points won by each 
the association from 1889 to 1905, inclusive. 
To anyone interested the book is invaluable as a record. Price 10 cents. 






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No- 240-Spalding's Official 
Foot Ball Guide 

Edited by Walter Camp. Contains the 
official rules, with diagram of field ; All- 
America teams as selected by leading- au- 
thorities; reviews of the game from various 
sections of the country ; scores of all 
the leading teams ; records of special 
matches ; schedules ; forecast for the season, and pictures of all the 
prominent teams, embracing nearly 3, 000 players. Price 10 cents. 





No. 241-Official Handbook 
of the A. A. U. of the United 
States 

The A. A. U. is the governing body of 
I athletes in the United States of America, 
I and all games must be held under its rules, 
I which, are exclusively published in this 
'handbook, and a copy should be in the 
hands of every athlete and every club officer in America. This book 
contains the official rules for running, jumping, weight throwing, hurd- 
ling, pole vaulting, swimming, boxing, wrestling, etc., and is an encyclo- 
pedia in itself. Price 10 cents. 

No. 242-How to Play 
Foot Ball 

Edited by Walter Camp. The 
contents embrace everything that a 
beginner wants to know and many 
points that an expert will be glad 
to learn. The pictures are made 

, _ I from snapshots of leading teams 

and players in action, with comments by Walter Camp. Price 10 cents. 




No. 243-Offlcia Basket Ball 
Guide 

Edited by George T. Hepbron. Contains 
the revised official rules, decisions on 
disputed points, records of prominent 
teams, reports on the game from various 
parts of the country, and pictures of hun- 
dreds of players. Price 10 cents. 



No. 244-Golf Guide 

Edited by Charles S. Cox. Contains re- 
cords of the important American golf 
events since their institution, short 
accounts of the state of the game in various 
parts of America, portraits of prominent 
players, and revised rules of the game. 
Price 10 cents. 




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No. 254-Barnjum Bar Bell Drill. 

Edited by Dr. R. Taif McKenzie, Director of Physical Training, 
University of Pennsylvania. Profusely illustrated. Price 10 cents. 




No. 255-How to Run lOO 
Yards 

By J.W. Morton, the noted British cham- 
I pion. Written by Mr. Morton during his 
recent American trip, in 1905, especially 
for boys. Mr. Morton knows how to han- 
dle his subject, and his advice and direc- 
' tions for attaining speed will undoubtedly 
be of immense assistance to the great 
majority of boys who have to rely on printed instructions. Many of Mr. 
Morton's methods of training are novel to American athletes, but his 
success is the best tribute to their work. Illustrated with photographs 
of Mr. Morton in action, taken especially for this book, in New York 
City. Price 10 cents. 



No. 256— Official Handbook 
of the Ontario Hockey 
Association 

Edited by W. A. Hewitt, of Toronto. 
Contains the official rules of the Associa- 
tion, constitution, rules of competition, list 
of officers, and pictures of leading players. 
Price 10 cents. 





No. 257-Ofricial Base Ball 
Guide 

Edited by Henry Chad wick, the "Father 
of Base Ball." The official publication of 
base ball. It contains a complete record 
of all leagues in America, pictures of 
teams, official rules and reviews of the 
game. The standard base ball annual of 
the country. Price 10 cents. 




No. 258-lndoor Base Ball 

America's national game is now vieing 
with other indoor games as a winter pas- 
time. This book contains the playing rules, 
pictures of leading teams, and interesting 
articles on the game. Price 10 cents. 



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No, 259-Weight Throwing 

By J ames S.Mitchel, Champion American 
weight thrower, and holder of American, 
Irish, British and Canadian championships. 
Probably no other man in the world has 
had the varied and long" experience of 
J ames S. Mitchel in the weight throwing 
department of athletics. The book is 
written in an instructive way, and gives 
valuable information, not only for the 
novice, but for the expert as well. It is replete with lifelike illustrations 
of Champion John Flanagan throwing the hammer, Dennis Horgan, 
British and Irish champion shot putter, and others. Price 10 cents. 

No. 260-OfTlcial Basket Ball 
Guide for Women. 

Edited by Miss Senda Berenson, of Smith 
College. Contains the official rules of the 
game as revised by the Executive Com- 
mittee, October, 1905, and articles on the 
following subjects : Games for women, by 
E. Hitchcock, Director of Physical Train- 
ing, and Dean of College, Amherst College ; condition of women's basket 
ball in the Middle West, by W. P. Bowen, Michigan State Normal College; 
a few suggestions about the actual playing of basket ball, by Agnes C. 
Childs, A. M., Smith College; psychological effects of basket ball for 
women, by Dr. L. H. Gulick, superintendent of physical training in the 
public schools of Greater New York; physiological effects of basket ball, 
by Theodore Hough, Ph. D. ; significance of basket ball for women, by 
Senda Berenson; relative merit of the Y. M. C. A. rules and women's 
rules, by Augusta Lane Patrick, director of physical training, Newark 
(N. J.) High School; a plea for basket ball, by Julie Ellsbee Sullivan, 
Teachers* College, New York; diagram of field. Illustrated with many 
pictures of basket ball teams and scenes of play. Price 10 cents. 

I No. 261— Tensing Exercises 

By Prof. E. B. Warman, and uniform with 
his previous numbers on Scientific Physi- 
cal Training (see Spalding's Athletic Lib- 
rary Nos. 142, 149, 166, 185, 208, 213). The 
** Tensing " or ** Resisting" system of mus- 
cular exercises is the most thorough, the 
I most complete, the most satisfactory, and 
' the most fascinating of systems. Only 
forty minutes are required to take all the 
exercises. The illustrations comprise nearly seventy photographs ex- 
planatory of the text, rendering it extremely easy for anyone to follow 
the directions without trouble. Price 10 cents. 

~~ No. 262— Medicine Ball 

This book is not a technical treatise, but 
a series of plain and practical exercises 
with the medicine ball suitable for boys 
and girls, business and professional men 
in and out of gymnasium. Lengthy ex- 
planation and technical nomenclature have 
been avoided in this booklet and illustra- 
tions used to take their place. The exer- 
cises are fascinating and attractive and avoid any semblance of drudgery. 
The editor of the book is Mr. W. J, Cromie, physical director of the 
Germantown (Pa.) Y. M. C. A. Price 10 cents. 




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No. 263-lce Hockey and Ice 
Polo 

Written by the most famous player in 
■Canada, A. Farrell, of the Shamrock hockey 
I team of Montreal, It contains a complete 
■description of the game, its origin, points 
lof a good player, and an instructive article 
■ on how game is played, with diagrams 
and official rules. Illustrated with pictures of leading teams. Price 10 cents. 





No. 264~How to Play 
Roller Polo 

^ Edited by J. C. Morse. A full descrip- 
tion of the game ; official rules: pictures 
of teams ; other articles of interest. 
Price 10 cents. 



|No. 265-Spalding's Lawn 
Tennis Annual 

Contains official statistics, photographs 
lof leading players, special articles on the 
igame, review of important tournaments, 
■official rules, handicapping rules and tab- 
lies; list of fixtures for the current year and 
■other valuable information. Edited by 
Harry P. Burchell, of New York. Price 10 cents. 



No. 266-Spalding's Official 
Cricket Guide 

Edited by Jerome Flannery. The most 
I complete year book of the game that has 
I ever been published in America. It con- 
I tains all the records of the previous year^ 
I reports of special matches, official rules 
I and pictures of all the leading teams and 
individual players. Price 10 cents. 



Spalding's Athletic Library is for sale by all 
Athletic and Sporting Goods Dealers, 
Newsdealers and Department Stores. 



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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 




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